爱在心里,狠在脸上 愛在心裡,狠在臉上 愛在心裏,狠在臉上

Love in the heart, harshness on the face

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Traditionally of loving a younger person deeply but showing only strictness when disciplining them.
Simplified
爱在心里,狠在脸上
Traditional (Taiwan)
愛在心裡,狠在臉上
Traditional (Hong Kong)
愛在心裏,狠在臉上
Pinyin
ài zài xīnli, hěn zài liǎnshàng
Bopomofo
ㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧ,ㄏㄣˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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