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陽奉陰違
  joeng4 fung6 jam1 wai4   jyutping
  yang2 feng4 yin1 wei2   pinyin
outwardly comply but inwardly defy


Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
陽奉陰違 / 阳奉阴违

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Characters in this word:

 joeng4  -  sun, solar
 fung6  -  present respectfully
 jam1  -  overcast; shade; yin; covert; private parts
 wai4  -  disobey; violate; part
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