阳奉阴违
yáng​fèng​yīn​wéi

to feign compliance

  • created sense approved 阳奉阴违/陽奉陰違 · yáng​fèng​yīn​wéi · to feign compliance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    阳奉阴违 / 陽奉陰違

    yáng​fèng​yīn​wéi

    to feign compliance

    To pretend to obey in public while secretly opposing or violating orders; to pay lip service to something while acting against it in private.

    阳 (literal) → 阳/陽 · yáng · overt 奉 (literal) → 奉 · fèng · to receive 阴 (literal) → 阴/陰 · yīn · hidden 违 (literal) → 违/違 · wéi · to disobey

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    created sense