to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom)
trad. 面惡心善
Also written 面惡心善【miàn è xīn shàn】
Characters in this word
4面
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face, side, surface, aspect, top, classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- Pinyin
- miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2052 of 2500
恶
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used in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]
- Pinyin
- ě
- Traditional
- 惡
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 12185 of 2500
心
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heart, mind, intention, center, core, CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 837 of 2500
善
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good (virtuous), benevolent, well-disposed, good at sth, to improve or perfect
- Pinyin
- shàn
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 10025 of 2500