咬 人 的 狗 不 露 齿

yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐdictionary entry

lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom) / fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless

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咬人的狗不露齒 咬人的狗不露齿 [yao3 ren2 de5 gou3 bu4 lou4 chi3] /lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)/fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless/

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