蛇蝎为心 — “To have a malicious heart”
蛇蝎为心 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a malicious heart”. To be vicious and cruel; to be venomous in nature. Literally, “snake and scorpion for heart”.
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蛇蝎为心 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蛇蝎为心 Character Breakdown
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他对待弱者总是那么残忍，真是蛇蝎为心。
He is always so cruel to the weak, truly having a vicious heart.
Idioms Related to 蛇蝎为心
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xiē蝎wěi尾extremely malicious and dangerous
- 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
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What does 蛇蝎为心 mean?
蛇蝎为心 (shé xiē wéi xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a malicious heart”.
How do you pronounce 蛇蝎为心?
蛇蝎为心 is pronounced shé xiē wéi xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蛇蝎为心 literally mean?
Literally, 蛇蝎为心 means “snake and scorpion for heart”. It is used to mean “to have a malicious heart”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蛇蝎为心?
蝎：一种蜘蛛类的毒虫。形容心肠狠毒。