口蜜腹剑 kǒu mì fù jiàn

sweet words but cruel heart; two-faced

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous

Characters

Character Meaning
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
蜜 mì HSK 5
honey
腹 fù HSK 6
stomach; abdomen; belly
剑 jiàn HSK 6
double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword