咬人狗儿不露齿 yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
  2. fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.

CHARACTERS

咬 yǎo
HSK 5
bite, gnaw
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
狗 gǒu
HSK 1
dog, canis familiaris
儿 r
HSK 1
son, child; KangXi radical 10
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
露 lù
HSK 6
dew; bare, open, exposed
齿 chǐ
HSK 5
teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the KangXi radical number 211