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口是心非 (hau2 si6 sam1 fei1) — duplicity; to say one thing and mean anothe (lit. the mouth say yes and the heart think no) in Cantonese

hauˊ²口siˍ₆是samˉ¹心feiˉ¹非
Mandarin Pinyin: kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1

Meaning of 口是心非

nounduplicity; to say one thing and mean anothe (lit. the mouth say yes and the heart think no)

Characters in 口是心非

口hau2
edge or blade of a knife
是si6
indeed; yes; right; positive
心sam1
Kangxi radical 61
非fei1
wrong; unjustified; wrongdoing

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