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咬人狗兒不露齒

简咬人狗儿不露齿 · 繁咬人狗兒不露齒

Mandarin · pinyin yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ

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

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咬: yǎo · bite, gnaw
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
狗: gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
露: lù · dew; bare, open, exposed
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儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10
齿: chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211

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3–2–3–5–4–4–3 · yao3 ren2 gou3 r5 bu4 lu4 chi3

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