Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「笑面夜叉」.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「笑面夜叉」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
A metaphor for someone who has a smiling face but a vicious heart.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiào miàn yè chā
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
siu3 min6/min2 ye6 cha1
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
