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包藏祸心

bāo cáng huò xīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to harbor evil intentions / to conceal malice
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-09b43850b84db62b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

包藏禍心 包藏祸心 [bao1 cang2 huo4 xin1] /(idiom) to harbor evil intentions; to conceal malice/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 包藏禍心

  • 包
    bāo

    to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]

    Bāo

    surname Bao

  • 藏
    cáng

    to conceal / to hide away / to harbor / to store / to collect

    zàng

    storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture

    Zàng

    Tibetan ethnic group / Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xī zàng Zì zhì qū])

  • 祸
    huò

    disaster / misfortune / calamity

  • 心
    xīn

    heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.