蛇头蝎尾 — “Extremely malicious, venomous, or insidious”
蛇头蝎尾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely malicious, venomous, or insidious”. Refers to people or things that are inherently harmful and dangerous. Literally, “snake head and scorpion tail”.
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蛇头蝎尾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蛇头蝎尾 Character Breakdown
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那个人的心肠真是蛇头蝎尾，总是暗中算计别人。
That person's heart is truly insidious and venomous, always secretly plotting against others.
Idioms Related to 蛇头蝎尾
More idioms starting with 蛇
- shé蛇rù入shǔ鼠chū出Act covertly or sneakily
- shé蛇huà化wèi为lóng龙，，bù不biàn变qí其wén文Nature unchanged despite superficial transformation
- shé蛇kǒu口fēng蜂zhēn针venomous words and ruthless tactics
- shé蛇tóu头shǔ鼠yǎn眼ugly, sinister, shifty appearance
- shé蛇yǐng影bēi杯gōng弓imaginary fears cause needless alarm
- shé蛇xīn心fó佛kǒu口honeyed words, cruel heart
- shé蛇wú无tóu头bù不xíng行A group needs a leader to function
- shé蛇bēi杯gōng弓yǐng影imaginary fears
- shé蛇yù欲tūn吞xiàng象insatiable ambition beyond one's capacity
- shé蛇máo毛mǎ马jiǎo角something impossible or non-existent
- shé蛇huī灰yǐn蚓xiàn线discernible traces or clues
- shé蛇zhū珠què雀huán环Grateful repayment for kindness
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What does 蛇头蝎尾 mean?
蛇头蝎尾 (shé tóu xiē wěi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely malicious, venomous, or insidious”.
How do you pronounce 蛇头蝎尾?
蛇头蝎尾 is pronounced shé tóu xiē wěi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蛇头蝎尾 literally mean?
Literally, 蛇头蝎尾 means “snake head and scorpion tail”. It is used to mean “Extremely malicious, venomous, or insidious”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蛇头蝎尾?
指蛇蝎之毒。泛指毒害人的东西