lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
trad. 口蜜腹劍
Also written 口蜜腹劍【kǒu mì fù jiàn】
Characters in this word
4口
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mouth, classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc), classifier for bites or mouthfuls
- Pinyin
- kǒu
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 4127 of 2500
蜜
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honey
- Pinyin
- mì
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 26098 of 2500
腹
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abdomen, stomach, belly
- Pinyin
- fù
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 10620 of 2500
剑
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double-edged sword, CL:口[kou3],把[ba3], classifier for blows of a sword
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Traditional
- 劍
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2582 of 2500