色厉内荏
sè​lì​nèi​rěn

fierce mien but weak heart

  • created sense approved 色厉内荏/色厲內荏 · sè​lì​nèi​rěn · fierce mien but weak heart — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    色厉内荏 / 色厲內荏

    sè​lì​nèi​rěn

    fierce mien but weak heart

    appearing fierce or strong on the outside while being cowardly or weak on the inside; a sheep in wolf's clothing

    色 (literal) → 色 · sè · expression 厉 (literal) → 厉/厲 · lì · severe 内 (literal) → 内/內 · nèi · heart 荏 (literal) → 荏 · rěn · weak

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

    created sense