praise him behind his back(miàn yù bèi fēi)

praise him behind his back

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is mi à NY à B è if à I, which means praise in person and slander behind. It's the same as "reputation is ruined". It comes from Zhuangzi's stealing Zhi.

The origin of Idioms

"Zhuangzi's stealing the paw" says: "if I hear about it, those who have a good face and reputation will be destroyed by their back." "I can't bear to see that my face and reputation are ruined. I live in groups and speak freely. I don't know the shortness of people. I often have the color that can't be offended, so villains are far away."

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: flattery and reputation are the same

Idiom usage

As predicate, attributive, adverbial; used in dealing with people; examples; high false nature, with people, good reputation. The biography of Fan Gao in the history of Song Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : miàn yù bèi fēi