虚与委蛇 (虛與委蛇)
xū yǔ wēi yí
Pinyin

Definition

虚与委蛇 (虛與委蛇)
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xū yǔ wēi yí
  1. to feign civility (idiom)

Related Words (20)

wěi qu
  1. 1 to feel wronged
  2. 2 to cause sb to feel wronged
  3. 3 grievance
shé
  1. 1 variant: 蛇 shé
Zhōng jì wěi
  1. 1 Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), organization within the CCP which investigates corruption and other wrongdoing among Party cadres
  2. 2 abbr. for 中共中央紀律檢查委員會|中共中央纪律检查委员会
Wěi
  1. 1 surname Wei

Idioms (14)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng
  1. 1 lit. to pull a snake from its hole
  2. 2 to expose a malefactor (idiom)