乡愿

Traditional form:

鄉愿

Pinyin (reading):

xiāngyuàn

Definitions:

• (literary) hypocrite
• two-faced person

Characters:

• 乡 - country, village; rural
• 愿 - desire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing

Traditional characters:

• 鄉 - country, village; rural
• 愿 - desire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing