biǎo lǐ rú yīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means / to think and act as one
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表裡如一 表里如一 [biao3 li3 ru2 yi1] /external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means/to think and act as one/

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