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comply in appearance but oppose in heart; hypocritically say one thing in public and do the very opposite in private

yáng fèng yīn wéi

阳 奉 阴 违

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derogcomply in appearance but oppose in heart; hypocritically say one thing in public and do the very opposite in private
- tā mà tā shì yī gè yáng fèng yīn wéi de piàn zi
  他骂她是一个阳奉阴违的骗子。
  He accused her of being a two-faced liar.
- zhèng zhí de rén bù xiè yú yáng fèng yīn wéi
  正直的人不屑于阳奉阴违。
  An honest man will scorn to act a double part.
synonym
kǒu shì xīn fēi口是心非 biǎo lǐ bù yī表里不一 xīn kǒu bù yī心口不一 dǎ mǎ hu yǎn打马虎眼 yán bù yóu zhōng言不由中 miàn cóng fù fěi面从腹诽
antonym
biǎo lǐ rú yī表里如一 xīn kǒu rú yī心口如一

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