笑里藏刀

xiào lǐ cáng dāo

Rare

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 笑里藏刀

knife

to laugh; to smile

Tibet

to conceal

lining