1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
2 malicious and duplicitous
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
2 double dealing and back stabbing
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
2 to break fresh ground
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
2 to drain the cup of humiliation
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
掩面而泣
yǎn miàn ér qì
1 to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
改头换面
gǎi tóu huàn miàn
1 to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes
2 Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.
明人不做暗事
míng rén bù zuò àn shì
1 The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
2 fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
明修栈道,暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
明察暗访
míng chá àn fǎng
1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
2 taking information from all sides
明岗暗哨
míng gǎng àn shào
1 both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
明查暗访
míng chá àn fǎng
1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
2 taking information from all sides
明枪好躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明争暗斗
míng zhēng àn dòu
1 to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
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