别有用心 — Chinese idiom
别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn
Traditional: 別有用心
Meaning
- to have an ulterior motive
Character by character
- 别biéto separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 心xīnheart; mind; soul
Idioms sharing a character
- 分门别类 fēn mén bié lèi
- 别出心裁 bié chū xīn cái
- 别树一帜 bié shù yī zhì
- 别树一旗 bié shù yī qí
- 别无二致 bié wú èr zhì
- 别开生面 bié kāi shēng miàn
- 千差万别 qiān chā wàn bié
- 天壤之别 tiān rǎng zhī bié
- 天差地别 tiān chā dì bié
- 移情别恋 yí qíng bié liàn
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