笑里藏刀
Traditional form:
笑裡藏刀
Pinyin (reading):
xiàolǐcángdāo
Definitions:
- lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions
- when the fox preaches, look to the geese
Characters:
- 笑 - to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker
- 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
- 藏 - to conceal, to hide; to hoard, to store
- 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
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