The Vocabulary of Hidden Intent

Menjū fukuhai (面従腹背): obedient in the face, opposed in the belly. To appear to obey while resisting inwardly.

Hara ni ichimotsu (腹に一物): one thing in the belly. To have a hidden scheme in one’s mind.

Categories Japan, Conflict, Teamwork, Private Disagreement, Surface Harmony Tags language, words

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