陽奉陰違

Chinese

positive (electric.); sun; male to receive (from superior); to offer; to revere
 
(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine
(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady
 
to disobey; to violate; to separate
to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against
trad. (陽奉陰違)
simp. (阳奉阴违)

Etymology

From 范景文 Fan Jingwen's 〈革大戶行召募疏〉:

Pronunciation


Idiom

陽奉陰違

  1. to comply in appearance but oppose in heart; to overtly agree but covertly oppose; double-dealing
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