色厉内荏
Traditional form:
色厲內荏
Pinyin (reading):
sèlìnèirěn
Definitions:
- lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart
- a sheep in wolf's clothing
Characters:
- 色 - color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
- 厉 - whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
- 内 - inside
- 荏 - herb, mint; soft, pliable
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