- outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service
- to agree overtly, but oppose in secret
Characters
- 阳 (陽): positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]
- 奉 (奉): to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior)
- 阴 (陰): surname Yin
- 违 (違): to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against
Resources
- Wiktionary: 阳奉阴违
- MDBG: 阳奉阴违
- Examples with 阳奉阴违 on Tatoeba
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