心口不一

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Dictionary entry

heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself

What does 心口不一 mean?

心口不一 (xīn kǒu bù yī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself

2saying one thing but meaning sth different

Character breakdown

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心xīnheart · mind 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-一yīone · single

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