笑里藏刀

xiào lǐ cáng dāo

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 笑里藏刀

刀
dāo

knife

笑
xiào

to laugh; to smile

藏
zàng

Tibet

藏
cáng

to conceal

里
lǐ

lining