口蜜腹剑 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly ; fig. hypocritical and murderous

Character by character

• 口kǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening
• 蜜mìhoney, nectar; sweet
• 腹fùstomach, belly, abdomen; inside
• 剑jiànsword, dagger, saber

Idioms sharing a character

• 三缄其口 sān jiān qí kǒu
• 交口称誉 jiāo kǒu chēng yù
• 佛口蛇心 fó kǒu shé xīn
• 俗谚口碑 sú yàn kǒu bēi
• 信口开河 xìn kǒu kāi hé
• 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng
• 口干舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào
• 口口声声 kǒu kou shēng shēng
• 口是心非 kǒu shì xīn fēi
• 口无择言 kǒu wú zé yán

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