What do you mean by two-faced?

Two-faced, refers to the duplicity, purpose and intention. Suggest that all kinds of behaviors are incompatible or contradictory with the public face; Sometimes it means betrayal.

"Two-faced people" generally refers to people who are duplicitous and good at camouflage.

Playing two-faced is a Chinese word, which means taking perfunctory actions against both sides of the struggle.

People who have the right to speak are most likely to be attacked as "two-faced" power factors. As the saying goes, if you talk too much, you will be caught more easily. Such as literati and politicians. The more power factors like to praise justice and lash out at evil people, the easier it is to expose their dark side.

Extended data:

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan Army and the rebel army led by Zhu Yuanzhang launched a tug-of-war in the north of the Yellow River. People are miserable. Welcome everyone who comes. Red and green welcome slogans are posted on the door panels, which make them change frequently and rapidly. People in Huaiqing Prefecture (now Qinyang City, Henan Province) live frugally.

So I came up with a once-and-for-all solution: with a thin piece of wood, on the one hand, I wrote down the slogan of "protecting the environment and keeping the people safe" and on the other hand, I wrote down the slogan of "expelling the Tatars" to welcome the rebels. Whoever comes, I will dig up the slogan of the welcome party, which is both economical and convenient. But I didn't expect this method to cause great disaster later.

On one occasion, Chang Yuchun, a general of Zhu Yuanzhang, led an army into Huaiqing Mansion. He was very happy to see colorful' re' signs posted at the door of every household in the city. But suddenly a gust of wind blew, and're turned over, and the opposite side was covered with slogans welcoming the Yuan Army. Chang Yuchun was furious and ordered the beheading of all those who hung two cards.

The so-called "two sides" evolved from the "two sides cards" of Huaiqing House, but there is still a history of blood and tears.

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