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貌合神離
  maau6 hap6 san4 lei4   jyutping
  mao4 he2 shen2 li2   pinyin
outwardly appear to be unity, yet inwardly be in discord; to merely appear to be in good relations, yet be exactly the opposite; nominal friends

Idiom
adjective

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
貌合神離 / 貌合神离

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Characters in this word:

 maau6  -  appearance; looks
 hap6 ho4 gap3  -  close; join; whole; suit; add up to
 san4  -  god; divinity; spirit; supernatural; weird
 lei4  -  leave; away from
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