貌合神离
Traditional form:
貌合神離
Pinyin (reading):
màohéshénlí
Definitions:
- the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
Characters:
- 貌 - countenance, appearance
- 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
- 神 - god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
- 离 - rare beast; strange; elegant
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