dào​mào'àn​rán

dignified

  • created sense approved 道貌岸然 · dào​mào'àn​rán · dignified — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    道貌岸然

    dào​mào'àn​rán

    dignified

    having a solemn, serious, or imposing appearance

    道 (literal) → 道 · dào · principle 貌 (literal) → 貌 · mào · facial features 岸 (literal) → 岸 · àn · haughty 然 (bound) → 然 · rán · [state]

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 道貌岸然 · dào​mào'àn​rán · sanctimonious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    道貌岸然

    dào​mào'àn​rán

    sanctimonious

    putting on a hypocritical front of being upright and serious; holier-than-thou

    道 (literal) → 道 · dào · principle 貌 (literal) → 貌 · mào · facial features 岸 (literal) → 岸 · àn · haughty 然 (bound) → 然 · rán · [state]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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