菩萨脸，蝎子心菩薩臉，蠍子心菩薩臉，蠍子心

a bodhisattva's face, a scorpion's heart

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Meaning: Someone who looks kind but is cruel inside. Strongly critical; close to "a wolf in sheep's clothing."

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Simplified: 菩萨脸，蝎子心
Traditional (Taiwan): 菩薩臉，蠍子心
Pinyin: púsà liǎn, xiēzi xīn
Bopomofo: ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ，ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄗㄒㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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