表里不一
表里不一
biǎo lǐ bù yī
outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems; saying one thing but meaning sth different
idiom
Traditional: 表裡不一
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- (idiom) outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
- saying one thing but meaning sth different
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Related Words
心口不一(xīn kǒu bù yī)— heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself
→言不由衷(yán bù yóu zhōng)— to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
→一反常态(yī fǎn cháng tài)— complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
→外刚内柔(wài gāng nèi róu)— soft on the inside despite one's hard shell
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