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蛇蝎心肠 — “To have a cruel and malicious heart”

蛇蝎心肠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a cruel and malicious heart”. To be venomous and vicious in nature.

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蛇蝎心肠 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 蛇shé
  • 蝎xiē
  • 心xīn
  • 肠cháng

蛇蝎心肠 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蛇
shé11snake, compliant, tactful
蝎
xiē15scorpion
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
肠
cháng7intestine, sausage, feelings

Example Sentence with 蛇蝎心肠

那个女人虽然表面和善,实则蛇蝎心肠,常常暗中算计他人。
Although that woman appears kind, she actually has a cruel and malicious heart, often secretly plotting against others.

Idioms Related to 蛇蝎心肠

Synonyms of 蛇蝎心肠

  • láng狼xīn心gǒu狗fèi肺cruel, vicious, and ungrateful

Antonyms of 蛇蝎心肠

  • pú菩sà萨xīn心cháng肠a compassionate and merciful heart

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

Questions about 蛇蝎心肠

What does 蛇蝎心肠 mean?
蛇蝎心肠 (shé xiē xīn cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a cruel and malicious heart”.
How do you pronounce 蛇蝎心肠?
蛇蝎心肠 is pronounced shé xiē xīn cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 蛇蝎心肠?
蝎:一种蜘蛛类的毒虫。形容心肠狠毒。
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