Skin laughs, flesh does not
The Chinese idiom "Pi Xiao Rou Bu Xiao" means to pretend to be a smiling face very unnaturally, to describe the appearance of hypocrisy or malice; to smile reluctantly, to give the other party an uncomfortable feeling.
interpretation
It's very unnatural to put on a smiling face. Describes a false or malicious appearance. Reluctantly with a smile, to the other side to feel uncomfortable.
source
Ba Jin's "autumn" 19: "Wang saw Aunt Chen's pink face, but she didn't smile. She knew that Aunt Chen was sarcastic."
usage
[example]: Liu Qing's history of Entrepreneurship: "when I have to meet, I smile, but I don't smile. I talk slowly, but I love to talk." it is used to describe the hypocrisy and unreal of people's smile, similar to bitter smile.
Chinese PinYin : pí xiào ròu bù xiào
Skin laughs, flesh does not
human feeling is like running water. liú shuǐ wú qíng
Don't do to others what you don't want. jǐ suǒ bù yù,wù shī yú rén
The autumn wind sweeps the fallen leaves. qiū fēng sǎo luò yè