鸟声兽心 — “To have a charming voice but a malicious heart”
鸟声兽心 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a charming voice but a malicious heart”. Sweet-tongued but evil-hearted. Literally, “Bird's voice, beast's heart”.
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鸟声兽心 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鸟声兽心 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 鸟声兽心
他总是用鸟声兽心的方式对待那些对他有利的人，表面一套背后一套。
He always treats those who benefit him with a bird's voice and a beast's heart, acting one way in front and another behind their back.
Idioms Related to 鸟声兽心
More idioms starting with 鸟
- niǎo鸟wèi为shí食wáng亡People die for wealth or fame
- niǎo鸟fú伏shòu兽qióng穷utterly exhausted and at wits' end
- niǎo鸟rù入fán樊lóng笼to fall into a trap
- niǎo鸟shòu兽sàn散scatter in disarray like birds and beasts
- niǎo鸟shòu兽lǜ率wǔ舞birds and beasts dance in harmony
- niǎo鸟shòu兽xíng行utterly immoral animalistic conduct
- niǎo鸟kū哭yuán猿tí啼desolate and sorrowful scene
- niǎo鸟tí啼huā花yuàn怨lament with a heavy heart
- niǎo鸟tí啼huā花luò落desolation and melancholy
- niǎo鸟jìn尽gōng弓cáng藏discard helper after success
- niǎo鸟jìn尽gōng弓cáng藏，，tù兔sǐ死gǒu狗pēng烹discard helpers after success
- niǎo鸟dé得gōng弓cáng藏discard people after they've served their purpose
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What does 鸟声兽心 mean?
鸟声兽心 (niǎo shēng shòu xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a charming voice but a malicious heart”.
How do you pronounce 鸟声兽心?
鸟声兽心 is pronounced niǎo shēng shòu xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鸟声兽心 literally mean?
Literally, 鸟声兽心 means “Bird's voice, beast's heart”. It is used to mean “to have a charming voice but a malicious heart”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鸟声兽心?
比喻言辞动听而心怀阴毒。