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佛口蛇心

fó kǒu shé xīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom) / two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
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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-38be3785c57064d1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

佛口蛇心 佛口蛇心 [fo2 kou3 she2 xin1] /words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced/malicious and duplicitous/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 佛
    fú

    used in 仿佛[fǎng fú] / used in 彷彿|仿佛[fǎng fú] / (female) head ornament

    Fó

    Buddha / Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fó tuó])

  • 口
    kǒu

    mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

  • 蛇
    shé

    snake / serpent / CL:條|条[tiáo]

    yí

    used in 委蛇[wēi yí]

  • 心
    xīn

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.