绵里藏针
绵里藏针
mián lǐ cáng zhēn
lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom); fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance; a wolf in sheep's clothing; an iron fist in a velvet glove
idiom
Traditional: 綿裡藏針
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- (idiom) lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)
- fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance
- a wolf in sheep's clothing
- an iron fist in a velvet glove
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Related Words
软硬兼施(ruǎn yìng jiān shī)— use both carrot and stick
→只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针(zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn)— If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
→磨杵成针(mó chǔ chéng zhēn)— to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
→狼井(láng jǐng)— wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes
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