綿裏裹針
mián​lǐ​guǒ​zhēn

needle in cotton wool

  • created sense approved 绵里裹针/綿裏裹針 · mián​lǐ​guǒ​zhēn · needle in cotton wool — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绵里裹针 / 綿裏裹針

    mián​lǐ​guǒ​zhēn

    needle in cotton wool

    needle hidden in cotton; a person who is outwardly gentle but inwardly stern or ruthless

    绵 (literal) → 绵/綿 · mián · silk floss 里 (literal) → 里/裡 · lǐ · inside 裹 (literal) → 裹 · guǒ · to wrap 针 (literal) → 针/針 · zhēn · needle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense