伪君子

偽君子
wěijūnzǐ
noun #9,274

Meanings

  1. 1 hypocrite
  2. 2 two-faced person

Examples

Tā biǎomiàn shàng hěn shànliáng, qíshí shì gè wěijūnzǐ.
He seems kind on the surface, but he's actually a hypocrite.
Wǒ zuì tǎoyàn wěijūnzǐ.
I hate hypocrites the most.
Bié zuò wěijūnzǐ le, shuōchū nǐ de zhēnshí xiǎngfǎ.
Stop being a hypocrite and say what you really think.

Tips

usage
伪君子 literally means 'fake gentleman.' The opposite is 君子 (zhēnjūnzǐ, a true gentleman). In Chinese culture, 君子 is the Confucian ideal of a morally upright person, making 伪君子 an especially cutting insult.
memory
(fake) + 君子 (gentleman) — a gentleman who's faking it. Think of someone bowing politely while hiding a knife behind their back.

Stroke Order

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