Traduction :
outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service; to agree overtly, but oppose in secret
Référence :
阳:表面上;奉:遵守,听从;阴:暗地里。指玩弄两面派手法,表面上遵从,暗地里违背。
Origine :
清·李宝嘉《官场现形记》第四十七回:“亦曾当面劝过他,无如卜知府阳奉阴违,也就奈何他不得。”
Exemple :
我们说话、做事都应老老实实,不要~。
Annotation :
阳奉阴违1
1. yángfèngyīnwéi :
[EN] outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service; to agree overtly, but oppose in secret