xiào
miàn

idiom
common

Meaning of 笑面虎

笑面虎 means a person who looks kind but is cruel at heart; smiling tiger; wolf in sheep's clothing. Pronounced xiào miàn hǔ.

  • a person who looks kind but is cruel at heart; smiling tiger; wolf in sheep's clothing

Definitions & Examples

biǎo
miàn
shàng
ǎi
qīn
 
shí
shì
xiào
miàn
 

He seems amiable on the surface, but he's actually a smiling tiger.

Xiǎo
xīn
xiào
miàn
 
huì
zài
bèi
hòu
suàn
 

Be careful of that smiling tiger—he will scheme against you behind your back.

Zhè
zhǒng
xiào
miàn
míng
zhāng
dǎn
de
huài
rén
gèng
 

This kind of smiling tiger is more frightening than bad people who openly show their malice.