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not say what comes to one's mind; say one thing and think another; say something different from what one thinks; speak with (one's) tongue in (one's) cheek

xīn kǒu bù yī

心 口 不 一

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derognot say what comes to one's mind; say one thing and think another; say something different from what one thinks; speak with (one's) tongue in (one's) cheek
- rén rén xiàng lín shè shuō huǎng tā men shuō huà shì zuǐ chún yóu huá xīn kǒu bù yī
  人人向邻舍说谎。他们说话，是嘴唇油滑，心口不一。
  They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
- yǒu xiē nán rén rèn wéi nǚ ren yǒu shí huì yīn wèi hài sào ér xīn kǒu bù yī
  有些男人认为女人有时会因为害臊而心口不一。
  Some men think that women sometimes say different things because they are ashamed.
synonym
kǒu shì xīn fēi口是心非 xū qíng jiǎ yì虚情假意 yán bù yóu zhōng言不由衷 kǒu mì fù jiàn口蜜腹剑 liǎng miàn sān dāo两面三刀 kǒu bù yìng xīn口不应心 yán bù yóu zhōng言不由中
antonym
yán xíng yī zhì言行一致 xīn kǒu rú yī心口如一 kǒu tǔ zhēn yán口吐真言

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