貌合神离 — Chinese idiom
貌合神离
mào hé shén lí
Traditional: 貌合神離
Meaning
- the appearance of unity, but divided at heart ; seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
Character by character
- 貌màocountenance, appearance
- 合héto combine, to join, to unite; to gather
- 神shéngod, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
- 离lírare beast; strange; elegant
Idioms sharing a character
- 以貌取人 yǐ mào qǔ rén
- 其貌不扬 qí mào bù yáng
- 才貌双全 cái mào shuāng quán
- 花容月貌 huā róng yuè mào
- 花貌蓬心 huā mào péng xīn
- 貌美如花 mào měi rú huā
- 一拍即合 yī pāi jí hé
- 一言不合 yī yán bù hé
- 中西合璧 Zhōng Xī hé bì
- 劳逸结合 láo yì jié hé
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