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Meaning of 阳奉阴违

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
阳 yáng 奉 fèng 阴 yīn 违 wéi (Trad.: 陽奉陰違)
outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service; to agree overtly, but oppose in secret
Example Sentences
1
正直的人不屑于阳奉阴违
。
An honest man will scorn to act a double part.
2
但是
,
电话和有线电视公司自己也阳奉阴违
。
But the phone and cable companies are themselves being duplicitous.
3
可是你知道齐国对待使节阳奉阴违是出了名的
。
As you know, it is well known how Qi treats missioner.
4
他会答应你去做一件事情
,
但是通常却阳奉阴违干出适得其反的事儿来
。
He'll promise you to do one thing but more often than not he'll turn around and do exactly the opposite.
5
但地方政府经常对中央颁布的法令阳奉阴违
,
这种情况在偏远地区更加严重
。
Yet what Beijing has decreed often has been circumvented by local authorities, particularly those in more remote regions.