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欺善怕恶
欺善怕恶
欺善怕恶
欺善怕恶
欺善怕恶
欺善怕恶
欺善怕恶
欺善怕恶

欺善怕恶 — “To bully the kind and fear the cruel”

欺善怕恶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bully the kind and fear the cruel”. To pick on the weak and yield to the strong.

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欺善怕恶 Pronunciation and Pinyin

欺善怕恶 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
欺
qī12cheat or bully
善
shàn12good kind skillful
怕
pà8fear, be afraid of
恶
è10evil, bad, wicked

Example Sentence with 欺善怕恶

他总是欺善怕恶,对弱小者颐指气使,对强势者却唯唯诺诺。
He always bullies the kind and fears the cruel, bossing around the weak but being obsequious to the powerful.

Idioms Related to 欺善怕恶

More idioms starting with 欺

  • qī欺sān三mán瞒sì四repeatedly deceive and conceal
  • qī欺shàng上yā压xià下deceive superiors and oppress subordinates
  • qī欺shàng上mán瞒xià下deceive superiors and subordinates
  • qī欺shàng上wǎng罔xià下deceive superiors and exploit subordinates
  • qī欺shì世luàn乱sú俗deceive the public and undermine social customs
  • qī欺shì世huò惑zhòng众deceive the public and mislead the people
  • qī欺shì世huò惑sú俗deceive the public and mislead the masses
  • qī欺shì世dào盗míng名deceive the public to steal fame
  • qī欺shì世wǎng罔sú俗deceive the public and mislead customs
  • qī欺shì世diào钓yù誉deceive the public for fame
  • qī欺zhǔ主wǎng罔shàng上deceive and mislead one's superior
  • qī欺rén人zhī之tán谈deceptive talk

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Questions about 欺善怕恶

What does 欺善怕恶 mean?

欺善怕恶 (qī shàn pà è) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bully the kind and fear the cruel”.

How do you pronounce 欺善怕恶?

欺善怕恶 is pronounced qī shàn pà è in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 欺善怕恶?

欺侮善良者,惧怕凶恶者。

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