皮里春秋
pí​lǐ​chūn​qiū

to keep criticism to oneself

  • created reference approved 皮里春秋/皮裡春秋 → 皮里阳秋/皮裡陽秋 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    皮里春秋 / 皮裡春秋 pí​lǐ​chūn​qiū

    皮里阳秋 / 皮裡陽秋 pí​lǐ​yáng​qiū

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  • created sense approved 皮里春秋/皮裡春秋 · pí​lǐ​chūn​qiū · to keep criticism to oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    皮里春秋 / 皮裡春秋

    pí​lǐ​chūn​qiū

    to keep criticism to oneself

    To have an opinion or judgment about something or someone in one's heart without expressing it aloud; to criticize mentally.

    皮 (literal) → 皮 · pí · surface 里 (literal) → 里/裡 · lǐ · inside 春秋 (literal) → 春秋 · chūn​qiū · history

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