pí​lǐ​yáng​qiū

to keep thoughts to oneself

Senses

皮里阳秋/ 皮裡陽秋 pí​lǐ​yáng​qiū to keep thoughts to oneself

To hide one's true feelings or criticism beneath a neutral surface; from a historical taboo on the word 春秋 chūn​qiū, it refers to having praise and blame in one's heart without speaking it aloud.

References

same_as 皮里阳秋/皮裡陽秋 皮里春秋/皮裡春秋
variant 皮里春秋/皮裡春秋 皮里阳秋/皮裡陽秋