笑里藏刀

Traditional: 笑裡藏刀

xiào lǐ cáng dāo

Dictionary entry

lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions

What does 笑里藏刀 mean?

笑里藏刀 (xiào lǐ cáng dāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions

2when the fox preaches, look to the geese

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笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]藏ZàngTibetan ethnic group · Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1])刀Dāosurname Dao

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How to pronounce 笑里藏刀

笑里藏刀

xiào lǐ cáng dāo

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