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words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced · malicious and duplicitous

佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
f+ó·2nd tonek+ǒu·3rd tonesh+é·2nd tonex+īn·1st tone
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lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous口蜜腹剑kǒu mì fù jiàntreacherous · sinister阴险yīn xiǎnlit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions · when the fox preaches, look to the geese笑里藏刀xiào lǐ cáng dāoharboring unfathomable motives (idiom)居心叵测jū xīn pǒ cè(idiom) to harbor evil intentions; to conceal malice包藏祸心bāo cáng huò xīn
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