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陽奉陰違

简阳奉阴违 · 繁陽奉陰違

Mandarin · pinyin yáng fèng yīn wéi

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陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
奉: fèng · offer; receive; serve; respect
陰: Look up this written character
違: Look up this written character
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
阴: yīn · 'female' principle; dark; secret
违: wéi · disobey, violate, defy; be apart from

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

2–4–1–2 · yang2 feng4 yin1 wei2

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joeng4 fung6 jam1 wai4

Cantonese word readings for 陽奉陰違. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

joeng4 fung6 jam1 wai4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) to comply in appearance but oppose in heart; to overtly agree but covertly oppose; double-dealing