4 characters Idiom and proverb 24 749

Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「貌合形離」. Explanation below.

The idiom 「貌合形離」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.

Appearance: on the surface. On the surface they seem to get along very well, but in their actions they are very different.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

mào hé xíng lí

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

maau6 hap6 ying4 lei4

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