绵里藏针
mián​lǐ​cáng​zhēn

iron fist in a velvet glove

  • created reference approved 绵里藏针/綿裡藏針 → 绵里针/綿裡針 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绵里藏针 / 綿裡藏針 mián​lǐ​cáng​zhēn

    绵里针 / 綿裡針 mián​lǐ​zhēn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 绵里藏针/綿裡藏針 · mián​lǐ​cáng​zhēn · iron fist in a velvet glove — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绵里藏针 / 綿裡藏針

    mián​lǐ​cáng​zhēn

    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

    绵 (literal) → 绵/綿 · mián · silk floss 里 (literal) → 里/裡 · lǐ · inside 藏 (literal) → 藏 · cáng · to hide 针 (literal) → 针/針 · zhēn · needle

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

    created sense