阳奉阴违 — Chinese idiom
阳奉阴违
yáng fèng yīn wéi
Traditional: 陽奉陰違
Meaning
- outward devotion but inner opposition ; to pay lip service
- to agree overtly, but oppose in secret
Character by character
- 阳yángthe male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, ope
- 奉fèngto offer, to respect, to server; to receive
- 阴yīnthe female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implic
- 违wéito violate, to disobey, to defy; to separate from
Idioms sharing a character
- 夕阳西下 xī yáng xī xià
- 洛阳纸贵 Luò yáng zhǐ guì
- 阴差阳错 yīn chā yáng cuò
- 阳光明媚 yáng guāng míng mèi
- 阳光普照 yáng guāng pǔ zhào
- 克己奉公 kè jǐ fèng gōng
- 奉公克己 fèng gōng kè jǐ
- 奉为圭臬 fèng wéi guī niè
- 奉若神明 fèng ruò shén míng
- 无可奉告 wú kě fèng gào
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