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口是心非

Mandarin · pinyin kǒu shì xīn fēi

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175

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3–4–1–1 · kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1

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hau2 si6 sam1 fei1

Cantonese word readings for 口是心非. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

hau2 si6 sam1 fei1

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 say one thing but mean another; what one thinks is different from what one says; two-faced; duplicity