口 嫌 体 正 直

kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhídictionary entry

your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)

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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:

口嫌體正直 口嫌体正直 [kou3 xian2 ti3 zheng4 zhi2] /your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)/

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Other forms in these source records: 口嫌體正直

口
kǒu
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
嫌
xián
to dislike / suspicion / resentment / enmity / abbr. for 嫌犯[xián fàn], criminal suspect
体
tī
used in 體己|体己[tī ji] / Taiwan pr. [tǐ]
tǐ
body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)
正
zhēng
first month of the lunar year
zhèng
straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive
直
zhí
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
Zhí
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

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