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貌合神離 (maau6 hap6 san4 lei4) — outwardly appear to be unity, yet inwardly be in discord; to merely appear to be in good relations, yet be exactly the opposite; nominal friends in Cantonese

maauˍ₆貌hapˍ₆合sanˎ₄神leiˎ₄離
简 貌合神离
Mandarin Pinyin: mao4 he2 shen2 li2

Meaning of 貌合神離

nounoutwardly appear to be unity, yet inwardly be in discord; to merely appear to be in good relations, yet be exactly the opposite; nominal friends

Characters in 貌合神離

貌maau6
appearance; looks; face; aspect; countenance
合hap6
add up to; be equal to
神san4
abnormal; damaged; out of order
離lei4
be without; be independent of

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