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道貌岸然
dou6 maau6 ngon6 jin4 |
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look pious; pose as a person of high morals; be sanctimonious; hypocritical; assume solemn airs; look gentlemanly Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:道 dou6 - road; way; channel; doctrine; Taoism; skill貌 maau6 - appearance; looks 岸 ngon6 - shore 然 jin4 - yes, correct; nevertheless |
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