咬人的狗不露齿

yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless

Child Words of 咬人的狗不露齿

不
bù

no; not so

人
rén

person; people

咬
yǎo

to bite

狗
gǒu

dog

的
de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

的
dī

see 的士[dī shì]

的
dí

really and truly

的
dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

露
lòu

to show

露
lù

dew

露齿
lù chǐ

to grin

齿
chǐ

tooth