貌合神离 |
mào hé shén lí |
the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement |
貌 |
mào |
appearance |
合 |
gě |
100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 |
合 |
hé |
to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale / old variant of 盒 |
合 |
hé |
variant of 合 |
神 |
Shén |
God |
神 |
shén |
god; deity / supernatural; magical; mysterious / spirit; mind; energy / lively; expressive / look; expression / (coll.) awesome; amazing |
离 |
chī |
mythical beast (archaic) |
离 |
Lí |
surname Li |
离 |
lí |
to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire / ☲ |