心口如一

xīnkǒu-rúyī

idiom

Meanings

HSK 3

他是个心口如一的人，你可以相信他。

Tā shì ge xīnkǒu-rúyī de rén, nǐ kěyǐ xiāngxìn tā.

He says what he thinks; you can trust him.

HSK 6

做人要心口如一，别当面一套，背后一套。

Zuòrén yào xīnkǒu-rúyī, bié dāngmiàn yí tào, bèihòu yí tào.

Be the same inside and out; don't say one thing to people's faces and another behind their backs.

usage

The opposite is 心口不一. 口是心非 is the stronger, deliberate version: saying yes while meaning no.

心 xīn

口 kǒu

如 rú

一 yī