笑里藏刀 (xiào lǐ cáng dāo) | Meaning: lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced · malicious and duplicitous佛口蛇心fó kǒu shé xīn

duplicity · hypocrisy (idiom)口是心非kǒu shì xīn fēi

evil smile · sinister smile奸笑jiān xiào

treacherous · sinister阴险yīn xiǎn

lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) · fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance · a wolf in sheep's clothing · an iron fist in a velvet glove绵里藏针mián lǐ cáng zhēn

stab somebody in the back · wound with a sniping arrow · injure somebody by underhanded means · make sniping attacks · hit below the belt暗箭伤人àn jiàn shāng rén

lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions · when the fox preaches, look to the geese

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