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大姦似忠

简大奸似忠 · 繁大姦似忠

Mandarin · pinyin dà jiān sì zhōng

the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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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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