面恶心善 miàn è xīn shàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom)

CHARACTERS

面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension
恶 è
HSK 5
evil, wicked, bad, foul
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
善 shàn
HSK 5
good, virtuous, charitable, kind