道貌岸然 (dào mào àn rán) | Meaning: sanctimonious | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

(idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan一本正经yī běn zhèng jīng

to sit upright and still (idiom)正襟危坐zhèng jīn wēi zuò

posturing · pretentious · affected装腔作势zhuāng qiāng zuò shì

solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling正颜厉色zhèng yán lì sè

false · hypocritical · artificial · sham虚伪xū wěi

sanctimonious · dignified