伪 善 者

wěi shàn zhědictionary entry

hypocrite

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

偽善者伪善者 [wei3 shan4 zhe3] /hypocrite/

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Other forms in these source records: 偽善者

伪
wěi
false / fake / forged / bogus / (prefix) pseudo- / Taiwan pr. [wèi]
善
shàn
good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect
者
zhě
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hòu] or 前[qián] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this

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