Chinese Character Wiki

色厉内荏

sè​lì​nèi​rěn

a sheep in wolf's clothing

Definitions

色厉内荏 (色厲內荏) 

sè​lì​nèi​rěn

lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart; a sheep in wolf's clothing

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

52620th most common word in books

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