绵里藏针 miánlǐcángzhēn iron fist in a velvet glove Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 miánlǐcángzhēn iron fist in a velvet glove lit. a needle hidden in silk floss; describes a person who appears gentle or soft on the outside but is ruthless, sharp, or firm on the inside Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.113 per million Cross-References Same as 绵里针 miánlǐzhēn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 miánlǐcángzhēn iron fist in a velvet glove lit. a needle hidden in silk floss; describes a person who appears gentle or soft on the outside but is ruthless, sharp, or firm on the inside Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.113 per million Cross-References Same as 绵里针 miánlǐzhēn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
