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笑面虎
xiào miàn hǔ
Pinyin
Definition
笑面虎
-
xiào miàn hǔ
man with a big smile and evil intentions
Character Decomposition
笑
⺮
㇒
大
面
面
虎
虍
几
Related Words
(20)
上面
shàng miàn
1
on top of
2
above-mentioned
3
also pr. [shàng mian]
下面
xià miàn
1
below
2
under
3
next
4
the following
5
also pr. [xià mian]
前面
qián miàn
1
ahead
2
in front
3
preceding
4
above
5
also pr. [qián mian]
笑
xiào
1
old variant of 笑[xiào]
外面
wài miàn
1
outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
2
surface
3
exterior
4
external appearance
后面
hòu miàn
1
rear
2
back
3
behind
4
later
5
afterwards
6
also pr. [hòu mian]
微笑
wēi xiào
1
smile
2
CL:個|个[gè],絲|丝[sī]
3
to smile
搞笑
gǎo xiào
1
to get people to laugh
2
funny
3
hilarious
方面
fāng miàn
1
respect
2
aspect
3
field
4
side
5
CL:個|个[gè]
桌面
zhuō miàn
1
desktop
2
tabletop
生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
1
lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
2
fig. vigorous and lively
界面
jiè miàn
1
contact surface
2
(computing) interface
笑容
xiào róng
1
smile
2
smiling expression
3
CL:副[fù]
笑话
xiào huà
1
joke
2
jest
3
CL:個|个[gè]
4
to laugh at
5
to mock
里面
lǐ miàn
1
inside
2
interior
3
also pr. [lǐ mian]
见面
jiàn miàn
1
to meet
2
to see each other
3
CL:次[cì]
铁面
tiě miàn
1
iron mask (as defensive armor)
2
fig. upright and selfless person
面
miàn
1
face
2
side
3
surface
4
aspect
5
top
6
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
面前
miàn qián
1
in front of
2
facing
3
(in the) presence (of)
面对
miàn duì
1
to confront
2
to face
Idioms
(20)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
1
lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
2
fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
3
(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
1
lit. one body two sides (idiom)
2
fig. a situation with two sides to it
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
1
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
1
better kept under the table (idiom)
2
not to be disclosed
3
too inferior to show in public
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
1
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
1
lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
2
fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
1
tremendous strength (idiom)
二虎相斗,必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
1
lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
2
fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
1
the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
2
the pot calls the kettle black
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
1
human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
2
malicious and duplicitous
付之一笑
fù zhī yī xiào
1
to dismiss sth with a laugh (idiom)
2
to laugh it off
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
1
to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
伴君如伴虎
bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ
1
being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
1
like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
1
two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
1
if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
2
if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
1
two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
2
a battle of the giants
两虎相斗,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
1
when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
2
if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
1
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
2
double dealing and back stabbing
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
1
lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
2
fig. the fearlessness of youth
Sample Sentences
你不是跟我说,她平常态度挺好的吗?想不到是只笑面虎啊。
nǐ búshi gēn wǒ shuō ,tā píngcháng tàidu tǐng hǎo de ma ?xiǎngbudào shì zhī xiàomiànhǔ a 。
Didn't you say she usually has a good attitude? I had no idea that she's a wolf in sheep's skin.
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