Lingaku- to put on a fake smile (idiom)
- to smile insincerely
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- to put on a fake smile (idiom)
- to smile insincerely
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone smiles outwardly but does not feel happy or sincere about it internally. It often implies a sense of deceit or pretense in social interactions.
Although he smiled at me, I know he wasn't sincere.
At this banquet, some people's smiles seemed quite insincere.
This meaning emphasizes the lack of genuine emotion behind a smile, indicating that the person's feelings do not match their expression.
Her praise for me was just an insincere smile.
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pí xiào ròu bù xiào皮笑肉不笑to smile insincerelyxiào lǐ cáng dāo笑里藏刀to hide malice under a smilemiàn dài面带wēi xiào微笑to wear a smilechǎn mèi谄媚de的wēi xiào微笑a sycophantic smilexū qíng jiǎ yì虚情假意to be insincerexiào miàn hǔ笑面虎smiling tiger (a person who seems friendly but is actually dangerous)kǒu shì xīn fēi口是心非to say one thing and mean anotherbiǎo miàn表面hé shàn和善superficially friendlylěng xiào冷笑sardonic smilewēi xiào微笑bèi hòu背后behind the smilemiàn dài面带xiào róng笑容to have a smiling facexīn li心里bù mǎn yì不满意to be dissatisfied internally