咬人狗兒不露齒 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
兒 r son, child, oneself; final part
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
露 lù
HSK 6
dew; bare, open, exposed
齒 chǐ teeth; gears, cogs; age; KangXi radical 211