- the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
Characters
- 貌 (貌): appearance
- 合 (合): 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
- 神 (神): God
- 离 (离): mythical beast (archaic)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 貌合神离
- MDBG: 貌合神离
- Examples with 貌合神离 on Tatoeba
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