绵里藏针 (綿裡藏針)
mián lǐ cáng zhēn
Pinyin

Definition

绵里藏针 (綿裡藏針)
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mián lǐ cáng zhēn
  1. lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)
  2. fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance
  3. a wolf in sheep's clothing
  4. an iron fist in a velvet glove

Related Words (20)

shōu cáng
  1. 1 to hoard
  2. 2 to collect
  3. 3 collection
  4. 4 to bookmark (Internet)
Zàng
  1. 1 Tibet
  2. 2 Xizang 西藏
yǐn cáng
  1. 1 to hide
  2. 2 to conceal
  3. 3 to mask
  4. 4 to shelter
  5. 5 to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden)
  6. 6 to hide oneself
  7. 7 to lie low
  8. 8 to nestle
  9. 9 hidden
  10. 10 implicit
  11. 11 private
  12. 12 covert
  13. 13 recessed (lighting)
lěng cáng
  1. 1 refrigeration
  2. 2 cold storage
  3. 3 to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment
mái cáng
  1. 1 to bury
  2. 2 to hide by burying
  3. 3 hidden

Idioms (15)

剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
  1. 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
包藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
春生,夏长,秋收,冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
  1. 1 sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
深藏若虚
shēn cáng ruò xū
  1. 1 to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents
  2. 2 to hide one's light under a bushel
笑里藏刀
xiào lǐ cáng dāo
  1. 1 lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions
  2. 2 when the fox preaches, look to the geese