be in harmony in appearanc but at variance in heart(mào hé xíng lí)

be in harmony in appearanc but at variance in heart

In Chinese, Pinyin is m à oh é x í NGL í, which means that they are closely related on the surface, but actually they are two hearts. It comes from baopuzi qinqiu by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Be used as predicate, attributive, adverbial

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: seemingly in harmony with Shenli antonym: seemingly in harmony with Shenli

The origin of Idioms

In the book baopuzi qinqiu written by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty, "the mouth is close and the heart is sparse, the appearance is in harmony with the action."

Idiom explanation

On the surface, they are very close, but in fact they are two hearts. It's the same as "seemingly in harmony with each other".

Chinese PinYin : mào hé xíng lí