我本以为你只是道貌岸然
“I thought you were just a hypocrite,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我 本以为 你 只是 道貌岸然
“I thought you were just a hypocrite,”
趋炎附势
“a power-hungry sycophant.”
“You are far worse than just a hypocrite; you are utterly shameless.”
Traditional Confucian culture places immense value on authentic virtue; being branded a hypocrite ('hypocritically moral') is among the most severe moral indictments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally thought; assumed
Used to contrast a past mistaken impression with a newly discovered, harsher reality.
sanctimonious; hypocritically pious
A biting literary four-character idiom describing someone who looks respectable on the outside but is corrupt within.