口是心非 in English kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1 Meaning

Meanings

  • duplicity
  • hypocrisy (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

口 是 心 非

Traditional Characters

口 是 心 非

Pinyin

kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

口kou3mouth 是shi4is 心xin1heart 非fei1abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa