口蜜腹剑

Traditional: 口蜜腹劍

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Dictionary entry

lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous

What does 口蜜腹剑 mean?

口蜜腹剑 (kǒu mì fù jiàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous

Character breakdown

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口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)蜜mìhoney 腹fùabdomen · stomach 剑jiàndouble-edged sword · CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]

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