zuì​wēng​zhī​yì​bù​zài​jiǔ

to have an ulterior motive

醉翁之意不在酒 zuì​wēng​zhī​yì​bù​zài​jiǔ
to have an ulterior motive
the wine-lover's heart is not in the cup; to have hidden intentions or be pursuing a different goal than what is stated; (originally) of an interest in the beauty of nature rather than the wine itself

Frequency

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0.363 per million

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Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)