snakes and scorpions; vicious people
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
snakes and scorpions; (fig.) vicious and cruel people
derogatoryUsed metaphorically to describe people with malicious, cruel, or venomous personalities. Often appears in phrases like 蛇蝎心肠.
Tā她
de的
xīn心
cháng肠
bǐ比
shé蛇
xiē蝎
hái还
dú毒
。
Her heart is more venomous than snakes and scorpions.
Zhè这
ge个
shé蛇
xiē蝎
nǚ女
rén人
wèi为
le了
qián钱
cái财
hài害
sǐ死
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zhàng丈
fu夫
。
This vicious woman killed her own husband for money.
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Tā他
biǎo表
miàn面
shàng上
wēn温
wén文
ěr尔
yǎ雅
，
shí实
jì际
shàng上
què却
shì是
gè个
shé蛇
xiē蝎
xīn心
cháng肠
de的
rén人
。
He appears gentle and refined on the surface, but is actually a person with a heart as vicious as snakes and scorpions.