表裡不一 [－里－－]

Jyutping biu2 leoi5 bat1 jat1
Pinyin biǎo lǐ bù yī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
  2. saying one thing but meaning sth different
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to think in one way but speak and act in another; to be two-faced
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    表里不一
    表裡不一
    biǎo lǐ bù yī
    • to think in one way but speak and act in another