吃人的狮子不露齿 吃人的獅子不露齒 吃人的獅子不露齒

a man-eating lion doesn't bare its teeth

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
The truly dangerous don't show their threat openly. Warns to beware of quiet, hidden menace. Compare "Still waters run deep."
Simplified
吃人的狮子不露齿
Traditional (Taiwan)
吃人的獅子不露齒
Pinyin
chī rén de shīzi bú lùchǐ
Bopomofo
ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕ ˙ㄗ ㄅㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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