笑面老虎 — “Smiling tiger”
笑面老虎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who appears friendly or kind but is in fact cruel, treacherous, or malicious; someone who hides sinister intentions behind a pleasant facade”. Literally, “Smiling tiger”.
笑面老虎 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 笑
- xiào笑bù不kě可yǎng仰laugh so hard one cannot stand
- xiào笑zhōng中yǒu有dāo刀friendly on the outside, evil on the inside
- xiào笑ào傲fēng风yuè月Live a carefree life, enjoying nature
- xiào笑chù处cáng藏dāo刀hide a dagger behind a smile
- xiào笑róng容kě可jū掬beaming with smiles
- xiào笑róng容mǎn满miàn面beaming with joy
- xiào笑bǐ比hé河qīng清rarely smiles, stern and serious
- xiào笑ér而bù不dá答smile without answering
- xiào笑yǔ语zhǐ指huī麾directing with laughter and conversation
- xiào笑mào貌shēng声yīn音facial expression and manner of speaking
- xiào笑zhú逐yán颜kāi开To beam with smiles
- xiào笑lǐ里cáng藏dāo刀a knife hidden in a smile
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What does 笑面老虎 mean?
笑面老虎 (xiào miàn lǎo hǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who appears friendly or kind but is in fact cruel, treacherous, or malicious; someone who hides sinister intentions behind a pleasant facade”.
How do you pronounce 笑面老虎?
笑面老虎 is pronounced xiào miàn lǎo hǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 笑面老虎 literally mean?
Literally, 笑面老虎 means “Smiling tiger”. It is used to mean “a person who appears friendly or kind but is in fact cruel, treacherous, or malicious; someone who hides sinister intentions behind a pleasant facade”.
What is the Chinese definition of 笑面老虎?
比喻外表善良，心地凶狠的人