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貌合神離 (maau6 hap6 san4 lei4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

貌合神離 (maau6 hap6 san4 lei4, mào hé shén lí) — the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 貌 (maau6) — appearance; countenance; to receive formally; to appear to; baseless
• 貌似 (maau6 ci5) — to appear to be; to seem as if
• 貌合心離 (maau6 hap6 sam1 lei4) — see 貌合神離|貌合神离[mao4 he2 shen2 li2]
• 貌相 (maau6 soeng3) — appearance (esp. superficial); looks; to judge a person by appearances
• 貌美 (maau6 mei5) — good looks; pretty (e.g. young woman)
• 媌 (maau4) — nice looking, soft and beautiful, in ancient Chinese it was known as a prostitu…

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