大姦似忠

简 大奸似忠 · 繁 大姦似忠
Mandarin · pinyin dà jiān sì zhōng

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  1. the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
姦
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似
sì · resemble, similar to; as if, seem
忠
zhōng · loyalty, devotion, fidelity
奸
jiān · crafty, villainous, false
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4–1–4–1 · da4 jian1 si4 zhong1

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daai6 gaan1 ci5 zung1

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大姦似忠 · da4 jian1 si4 zhong1
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Exact source record大姦似忠 大奸似忠 [da4 jian1 si4 zhong1] /the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)/