lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart; a sheep in wolf's clothing
trad. 色厲內荏
Also written 色厲內荏【sè lì nèi rěn】
Characters in this word
4色
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color, CL:種|种[zhong3], look, appearance, sex
- Pinyin
- sè
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 7502 of 2500
厉
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surname Li
- Pinyin
- Lì
- Traditional
- 厲
- Strokes
- 5
内
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inside, inner, internal, within, interior
- Pinyin
- nèi
- Traditional
- 內
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 744 of 2500
荏
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beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens), soft, weak
- Pinyin
- rěn
- Strokes
- 9