hypocrite; sanctimonious person
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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hypocrite; sanctimonious person
derogatoryDerogatory term for someone who pretends to be virtuous, moral, or learned while acting contrary to those principles. Often used to criticize moral posturing.
Tā他
mǎn满
kǒu口
rén仁
yì义
dào道
dé德
，
bèi背
dì地
lǐ里
què却
gàn干
jìn尽
huài坏
shì事
，
shì是
gè个
shí十
zú足
de的
jiǎ假
dào道
xué学
。
He talks endlessly about morality and virtue but does all kinds of bad things behind the scenes; he's a complete hypocrite.
Bié别
tīng听
tā他
nà那
xiē些
dà大
dào道
lǐ理
，
tā他
bù不
guò过
shì是
gè个
jiǎ假
dào道
xué学
bà罢
le了
。
Don't listen to his high-minded talk; he's just a sanctimonious fraud.
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Zhè这
běn本
xiǎo小
shuō说
fěng讽
cì刺
le了
guān官
chǎng场
shàng上
de的
jiǎ假
dào道
xué学
men们
。
This novel satirizes the hypocrites in officialdom.
Tā他
zuì最
tǎo讨
yàn厌
nà那
zhǒng种
jiǎ假
dào道
xué学
de的
zuò作
fēng风
。
He detests that kind of hypocritical behavior the most.