Definition & Meaning

hypocritical and malignant; honey on one's lips and murder in one's heart; honey in mouth, dagger in heart; snake in the grass

Word usage

kǒu mì fù jiàn

口 蜜 腹 剑

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deroghypocritical and malignant; honey on one's lips and murder in one's heart; honey in mouth, dagger in heart; snake in the grass
- kǒu mì fù jiàn zhě
  口蜜腹剑者
  treacherous person
- cóng tā men zhè xiē nián de suǒ zuò suǒ wéi kàn tā men què shí shì kǒu mì fù jiàn de péng you
  从他们这些年的所作所为看，他们确实是口蜜腹剑的“朋友”。
  Judging from what they have done these years, they are indeed "friends" with an honey tongue and a heart of gall.
- nà ge kǒu mì fù jiàn de rén piàn le wǒ de qián
  那个口蜜腹剑的人骗了我的钱。
  That snake in the grass cheated me of my money.
synonym
xiào lǐ cáng dāo笑里藏刀 liǎng miàn sān dāo两面三刀 mián lǐ cáng zhēn绵里藏针 fó kǒu shé xīn佛口蛇心
antonym
xīn kǒu rú yī心口如一

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"蜜" cannot be written as "密".

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