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乡愿
xiāng​yuàn

hypocrite

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
乡愿 鄉愿 xiāng​yuàn
hypocrite
(literary) a two-faced person who appears honest and cautious on the outside but lacks principles or follows the crowd to please others; a sycophant

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Cross-References

Variant of

  • 乡原 xiāng​yuán

Same as

  • 乡原 xiāng​yuàn

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