表裡不一 biǎo lǐ bù yī

DEFINITIONS

  1. outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
  2. saying one thing but meaning sth different

CHARACTERS

表 biǎo
HSK 2
show, express, manifest, display
裡 lǐ inside, interior, within
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone