外合里差 — “To be outwardly agreeable but inwardly disagreeing”
外合里差 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be outwardly agreeable but inwardly disagreeing”. To say one thing but mean another; hypocritical. Literally, “Outwardly conform, inwardly differ”.
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面对这个安排，他虽然口头上表示没问题，但从他的眼神中能看出他外合里差。
Facing this arrangement, although he verbally said it was fine, his eyes revealed that he was outwardly agreeable but inwardly disagreeing.
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More idioms starting with 外
- wài外jiāo交cí词lìng令formal evasive diplomatic language
- wài外jiāo交cí辞lìng令polite but empty rhetoric
- wài外qīn亲nèi内shū疏outwardly close, inwardly distant
- wài外gāng刚nèi内róu柔outwardly strong, inwardly soft
- wài外lì厉nèi内rěn荏outwardly strong, inwardly weak
- wài外hé合lǐ里yìng应external attack, internal support
- wài外yuán圆nèi内fāng方outwardly accommodating, inwardly principled
- wài外kuān宽nèi内jì忌Outwardly tolerant, inwardly resentful
- wài外kuān宽nèi内míng明outwardly tolerant, inwardly discerning
- wài外kuān宽nèi内shēn深outwardly kind, inwardly cunning
- wài外qiǎo巧nèi内jí嫉Outwardly clever, inwardly jealous
- wài外qiáng强zhōng中gān干outwardly strong, inwardly weak
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What does 外合里差 mean?
外合里差 (wài hé lǐ chà) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be outwardly agreeable but inwardly disagreeing”.
How do you pronounce 外合里差?
外合里差 is pronounced wài hé lǐ chà in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 外合里差 literally mean?
Literally, 外合里差 means “Outwardly conform, inwardly differ”. It is used to mean “to be outwardly agreeable but inwardly disagreeing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 外合里差?
比喻口是心非。