乡愿
xiāng yuàn
Pinyin

Definition

乡愿
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xiāng yuàn
  1. (literary) hypocrite
  2. two-faced person

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xīn yuàn
  1. 1 cherished desire
  2. 2 dream
  3. 3 craving
  4. 4 wish
  5. 5 aspiration
yuàn
  1. 1 honest
  2. 2 prudent
  3. 3 variant of 願|愿[yuàn]
yuàn yì
  1. 1 to wish
  2. 2 to want
  3. 3 ready
  4. 4 willing (to do sth)
yuàn wàng
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 wish
dàn yuàn
  1. 1 if only (sth were possible)
  2. 2 I wish (that)
rú yuàn
  1. 1 to have one's wishes fulfilled
nìng yuàn
  1. 1 would rather
  2. 2 better
xīn gān qíng yuàn
  1. 1 delighted to (do sth, idiom)
  2. 2 perfectly happy to do
  3. 3 most willing to do
zhì yuàn zhě
  1. 1 volunteer
qíng yuàn
  1. 1 willingness
  2. 2 would rather (agree to X than Y)
zhù yuàn
  1. 1 to wish
xǔ yuàn
  1. 1 to make a wish
  2. 2 to make a vow
  3. 3 to promise a reward
yī xiāng qíng yuàn
  1. 1 one's own wishful thinking
yī xiāng qíng yuàn
  1. 1 one's own wishful thinking
bù qíng yuàn
  1. 1 unwilling
shì yǔ yuàn wéi
  1. 1 things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
sù yuàn
  1. 1 long-cherished wish
rú yuàn yǐ cháng
  1. 1 to have one's wish fulfilled
hóng yuàn
  1. 1 great aspiration
  2. 2 great ambition
sù yuàn
  1. 1 long-cherished wish

Idioms (6)

事与愿违
shì yǔ yuàn wéi
  1. 1 things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
但愿如此
dàn yuàn rú cǐ
  1. 1 if only it were so
  2. 2 I hope so (idiom)
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
心甘情愿
xīn gān qíng yuàn
  1. 1 delighted to (do sth, idiom)
  2. 2 perfectly happy to do
  3. 3 most willing to do
甘心情愿
gān xīn qíng yuàn
  1. 1 willingly and gladly (idiom)

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