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two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross · double dealing and back stabbing

两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
l+iǎng·3rd tonem+iàn·4th tones+ān·1st toned+āo·1st tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems · saying one thing but meaning sth different表里不一biǎo lǐ bù yīoutward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service · to agree overtly, but oppose in secret阳奉阴违yáng fèng yīn wéiduplicity · hypocrisy (idiom)口是心非kǒu shì xīn fēitreacherous · sinister阴险yīn xiǎn
Antonyms
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) · fig. to be practical and realistic实事求是shí shì qiú shìexternal appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means · to think and act as one表里如一biǎo lǐ rú yī