老虎掛念佛珠
lǎo​hǔ​guà​niàn​fó​zhū

a tiger wearing prayer beads

  • created reference approved 老虎挂念佛珠/老虎掛念佛珠 → 假慈悲 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老虎挂念佛珠 / 老虎掛念佛珠 lǎo​hǔ​guà​niàn​fó​zhū

    假慈悲 jiǎ​cí​bēi

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  • created sense approved 老虎挂念佛珠/老虎掛念佛珠 · lǎo​hǔ​guà​niàn​fó​zhū · a tiger wearing prayer beads — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老虎挂念佛珠 / 老虎掛念佛珠

    lǎo​hǔ​guà​niàn​fó​zhū

    a tiger wearing prayer beads

    A two-part allegorical saying (xiehouyu) meaning "fake mercy"; used to describe someone who puts on a show of kindness or religious devotion while hiding their true, cruel nature or malicious intent.

    老虎 (literal) → 老虎 · lǎo​hǔ · tiger 挂念 (literal) → 挂念/掛念 · guà​niàn · to worry about 佛珠 (literal) → 佛珠 · fó​zhū · Buddhist prayer beads

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