outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service; to agree overtly, but oppose in secret
trad. 陽奉陰違
Also written 陽奉陰違【yáng fèng yīn wéi】
Characters in this word
4阳
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positive (electric.), sun, male principle (Taoism), Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]
- Pinyin
- yáng
- Traditional
- 陽
- Strokes
- 6
奉
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to offer (tribute), to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc), to esteem, to revere, to believe in (a religion), to wait upon, to accept orders (from superior)
- Pinyin
- fèng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 10182 of 2500
阴
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surname Yin
- Pinyin
- Yīn
- Traditional
- 陰
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 25572 of 2500
违
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to disobey, to violate, to separate, to go against
- Pinyin
- wéi
- Traditional
- 違
- Strokes
- 7