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陽秋
yáng​qiū

Spring and Autumn Annals

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 皮里阳秋 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|春秋|chun1 qiu1]], it refers to having praise and blame in one's heart without speaking it aloud.
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