口是心非 kǒu shì xīn fēi

DEFINITIONS

  1. duplicity
  2. hypocrisy (idiom)

CHARACTERS

口 kǒu
HSK 3
mouth; open end; entrance, gate
是 shì
HSK 1
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
非 fēi
HSK 2
not, negative, non-; oppose