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Korean life dictionary

22 short guides to words and manners

Four-character idioms

표리부동

表裏不同 · the outside and inside differ

Two-faced; saying one thing, meaning another.

When to useCriticizing someone who's nice to your face only.

Examples

  • 앞에선 칭찬하고 뒤에선 흉보다니, 표리부동하네.

    Praising you to your face and gossiping behind your back — so two-faced.

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