Jyutping
joeng4 fung6 jam1 wai4
Pinyin
yáng fèng yīn wéi
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service
to agree overtly, but oppose in secret
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
表面上服從,但係實質上就暗中違抗命令 to subvert and undermine the authority of someone
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to comply in appearance but oppose in heart; to overtly agree but covertly oppose; double-dealing
張成澤雖然早有骯髒的政治野心,但在金日成主席和金正日總書記在世時不敢興風作浪而察言觀色,在幕後同牀異夢、陽奉陰違。
张成泽虽然早有肮脏的政治野心,但在金日成主席和金正日总书记在世时不敢兴风作浪而察言观色,在幕后同床异梦、阳奉阴违。
zhāng chéng zé suī rán zǎo yǒu āng zāng de zhèng zhì yě xīn , dàn zài jīn rì chéng zhǔ xí hé jīn zhèng rì zǒng shū jì zài shì shí bù gǎn xīng fēng zuò làng ér chá yán guān sè , zài mù hòu tóng chuáng yì mèng , yáng fèng yīn wéi . From long ago, Jang had a dirty political ambition. He dared not raise his head when Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il were alive. But, reading their faces, Jang had an axe to grind and involved himself in double-dealing.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
阳奉阴违
陽奉陰違
yáng fèng yīn wéi
to overtly agree but covertly oppose; to comply in public but oppose in private
From long ago, Jang had a dirty political ambition. He dared not raise his head when Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il were alive. But, reading their faces, Jang had an axe to grind and involved himself in double-dealing.