咬人的狗不露齿
Traditional: 咬人的狗不露齒Dictionary entry
lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)
What does 咬人的狗不露齿 mean?
咬人的狗不露齿 (yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)
2fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless
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咬yǎoto bite · to nip人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)狗gǒudog · CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-露Lùsurname Lu齿chǐ(bound form) tooth · (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
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