虚情假意 hypocrisy
Explanation
指言语或行为并非出自真心，而是虚假做作的。
Refers to words or actions that are not sincere but are hypocritical and artificial.
Origin Story
从前，有个村子里住着一位老妇人，她总是对邻里乡亲嘘寒问暖，送些自家种的菜蔬，逢年过节也送些自制的糕点。大家都觉得她心地善良，乐于助人。可是，有一天，村里来了个算命先生，他一眼就看出老妇人并非真心实意，只是为了博得别人的好感，从而获取一些好处。算命先生告诉大家，老妇人的行为都是虚情假意，她表面上和善，内心却充满了算计。村民们开始仔细观察老妇人，发现她确实有一些举动让人怀疑。比如，她送的东西，虽然看着不少，但都是一些别人不要的或者快要坏的东西；她对人的态度，也随着人的地位和财富而改变。最终，老妇人的虚情假意被识破，村民们对她不再信任。这个故事告诉我们，虚情假意终究会被识破，真心待人才是长久之道。
Once upon a time, there was an old woman living in a village who always showed kindness to her neighbors, sending them homegrown vegetables and homemade cakes during holidays. Everyone thought she was kind and helpful. However, one day, a fortune teller came to the village and saw that the old woman was not sincere; she was only trying to win others' favor and gain something. The fortune teller told everyone that the old woman was insincere. She was kind on the surface, but her heart was full of calculation. Villagers began to observe the old woman carefully. They found that some of her actions made people suspicious. For example, the things she sent, though seemed plentiful, were the things that others did not want or were about to go bad; her attitude towards others changed according to people's status and wealth. Eventually, the old woman's hypocrisy was exposed, and the villagers no longer trusted her. This story tells us that hypocrisy will eventually be discovered, and sincerity is the long-term solution.
Usage
用于形容人的言行不真诚，虚伪做作。
Used to describe someone's insincere and hypocritical words and deeds.
Examples
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他表面上对你很好，实际上却虚情假意。
tā biǎomiànshàng duì nǐ hěn hǎo, shíjìshàng què xū qíng jiǎ yì。
He is kind to you on the surface, but actually he is insincere.
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不要被他的虚情假意迷惑了。
bùyào bèi tā de xū qíng jiǎ yì míhuò le。
Don't be deceived by his hypocrisy。