面从背言 — “Face-follow, back-speak”
面从背言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to overtly agree or comply with someone while privately slandering or criticizing them behind their back”. Literally, “Face-follow, back-speak”.
面从背言 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 面
- miàn面bù不gǎi改róng容remain calm and composed
- miàn面bù不gǎi改sè色remain calm and composed
- miàn面zhēng争tíng庭lùn论frankly argue publicly
- miàn面cóng从fù腹fěi诽outwardly comply, inwardly criticize
- miàn面cóng从fù腹fēi非outwardly comply but inwardly dissent
- miàn面sì似xuē靴pí皮face full of deep wrinkles
- miàn面lěng冷yán言héng横stern-faced and aggressive in talk
- miàn面běi北méi眉nán南estranged and refusing to acknowledge each other
- miàn面mìng命ěr耳tí提give earnest, painstaking instruction
- miàn面mìng命ěr耳xùn训give earnest face-to-face instruction
- miàn面hé和xīn心bù不hé和outwardly friendly but inwardly hostile
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Open the tool →Questions about 面从背言
What does 面从背言 mean?
面从背言 (miàn cóng bèi yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to overtly agree or comply with someone while privately slandering or criticizing them behind their back”.
How do you pronounce 面从背言?
面从背言 is pronounced miàn cóng bèi yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 面从背言 literally mean?
Literally, 面从背言 means “Face-follow, back-speak”. It is used to mean “to overtly agree or comply with someone while privately slandering or criticizing them behind their back”.
What is the Chinese definition of 面从背言?
从：听从，顺从。当面顺从，背后乱说