心口不一
xīn kǒu bù yī
Pinyin
Definition
心口不一
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- heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself
- saying one thing but meaning sth different
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 one
- 2 1
- 3 single
- 4 a (article)
- 5 as soon as
- 6 entire
- 7 whole
- 8 all
- 9 throughout
- 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
- 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
- 3 one time
- 4 once
- 5 in a while
- 6 all of a sudden
- 7 all at once
- 1 same
- 2 like
- 3 equal to
- 4 the same as
- 5 just like
- 1 in the same place
- 2 together
- 3 with
- 4 altogether (in total)
- 1 (negative prefix)
- 2 not
- 3 no
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
- 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
- 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
- 1 thoroughly (idiom)
- 2 completely
- 3 one and all
- 4 very clean
一五一十
- 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
Sample Sentences
心口不一
not say what one means
这个世界上有很多心口不一的人。
There are many people in this world who don’t say what they really mean.
他心口不一,明明喜欢但说不喜欢。
He doesn’t say what he means. He obviously likes her but he doesn’t admit it.
心口不一的女生很难懂。
Girls who don’t say what they mean are hard to understand.