佛口蛇心

佛口蛇心

Chinese

		Buddha; Buddhism	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	snake; serpent	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (佛口蛇心)		佛	口	蛇	心
Literally: “mouth (or words) of a Buddha, heart of a snake”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fókǒushéxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fókǒushéxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: forkooushershin
    • IPA ^(key): /fu̯ɔ³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

Idiom

佛口蛇心

1. duplicitous; two-faced

Synonyms

• 人面獸心／人面兽心 (rénmiàn shòuxīn)