「皮笑肉不笑」
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Pronunciation: | pei4 siu3 juk6 bat1 siu3 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
皮 skin; leather 笑 to laugh; to smile; to ridicule; to laugh at 肉 meat; flesh; pulp; flesh of fruit 不 no; negator; not 笑 to laugh; to smile; to ridicule; to laugh at |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
an insincere smile, a forced smile, literally "the skin smiles but the flesh does not"
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