- 居心叵测 jūxīnpǒcè harboring evil intentionsharboring unfathomable motives; with hidden intent; describes someone whose inner thoughts are malicious and impossible to predict
- 心怀叵测 xīnhuáipǒcè to harbor evil intentto harbor dark designs or unfathomable motives; to have malicious intentions
- 人心叵测 rénxīnpǒcè hard to fathom the human hearta person's heart is difficult to predict; human nature is unpredictable and often refers to people being treacherous or harbor sinister intentions