apparently acquiescing while contrary-minded
In Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m à ol í sh é NH é, meaning different on the surface but consistent in essence. From the book again with Yang Jizi.
The origin of Idioms
Bao Shichen of the Qing Dynasty wrote again with Yang Jizi: "although the Six Dynasties of Fu were elegant, the healthy ones were slow and quick. They were in line with the history and the Han Dynasty. They were different in appearance and in spirit, and they were wonderful."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in between. example maybe you sometimes feel that you are far away from the past. It's just a coincidence, which means you are closer to the past. Yu Hua's past and punishment
apparently acquiescing while contrary-minded
The road is high and the devil is heavy - dào gāo mó zhòng
deliver all living creatures from torment - pǔ dù zhòng shēng
Travel from the past to the present - xíng gǔ zhì jīn