Definition & Meaning

hide a dagger behind a smile; have murderous intent behind one's smile

Word usage

xiào lǐ cáng dāo

笑 里 藏 刀

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deroghide a dagger behind a smile; have murderous intent behind one's smile
- tā xiào lǐ cáng dāo shā hài le tā zhào gù de liǎng gè bǎo bao
  她笑里藏刀，杀害了她照顾的两个宝宝。
  Behind the smiling eyes lurks the evil that led her to murder the two babies in her care.
synonym
kǒu mì fù jiàn口蜜腹剑 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

Word usage

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"笑里藏刀 is often used to describe a sinister and vicious person.

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