笑裡藏刀

笑裡藏刀

Chinese

		laugh; smile	inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing	storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture; Zang; Tibet; to hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate	knife
trad. (笑裡藏刀/笑裏藏刀)		笑	裡/裏	藏	刀
simp. (笑里藏刀)		笑	里	藏	刀
Literally: “a dagger hidden in smiles”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàolǐcángdāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄘㄤˊ ㄉㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ leoi⁵ cong⁴ dou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiàolǐcángdāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄘㄤˊ ㄉㄠ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawliitsarngdau
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu³ leoi⁵ cong⁴ dou¹
    • Yale: siu léuih chòhng dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ loey⁵ tsong⁴ dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ lêu⁵ cong⁴ dou¹
    • IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ lɵy̯¹³ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

笑裡藏刀

1. to act in a friendly manner with hypocritical intentions; to be a wolf in sheep's clothing