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profess to like or support something that one is averse to in practice; Lord Ye's love of dragons—professed love of what one really fears

yè gōng hào lóng

叶 公 好 龙

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derogprofess to like or support something that one is averse to in practice; Lord Ye's love of dragons—professed love of what one really fears
- yè gōng hào lóng shì de rén
  叶公好龙式的人
  people who profess love for something but are averse to it in practice
synonym
kǒu shì xīn fēi口是心非 yán bù yóu zhōng言不由衷 biǎo lǐ bù yī表里不一 liǎng miàn sān dāo两面三刀
antonym
biǎo lǐ rú yī表里如一 míng shí xiāng fú名实相符

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