roundness inside but squareness outside
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w à if à NGN è iyu á n, which means people are upright in appearance but smooth in heart. It comes from the biography of Zhi Yun in the later Han Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
Outside: the appearance is angular and straight; inside: the heart is round and smooth. A person who is upright in appearance but smooth in heart.
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of Zhi Yun in the book of the later Han Dynasty, "the case is characterized by capital extension, greed and evil, foreign and internal members (circle), gang treachery, and no harm to others."
Chinese PinYin : wài fāng nèi yuán
roundness inside but squareness outside
have enemies in front and rear. fù bèi shòu dí
beat the gongs and withdraw the army. míng jīn shōu jūn
fair as a flower and beautiful as the moon. huā yán yuè mào
be able to withstand heavy battering. diān pū bù mó