the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
trad. 貌合神離
Also written 貌合神離【mào hé shén lí】
Characters in this word
4貌
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(bound form) appearance; looks; outward form
- Pinyin
- mào
- Strokes
- 14
合
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100 ml, one-tenth of a peck, measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗
- Pinyin
- gě
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 6863 of 2500
神
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God
- Pinyin
- Shén
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 1022 of 2500
离
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mythical beast (archaic)
- Pinyin
- chī
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 948 of 2500