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本音と建前

ほんねとたてまえ, ホンネとタテマエhonnetotatemae

expression · noun

  1. one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds)
  2. one's real motive and one's stated reason

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences