口蜜腹劍

See also: 口蜜腹剑

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	honey	abdomen; stomach; belly	(double-edged) sword
trad. (口蜜腹劍)		口	蜜	腹	劍
simp. (口蜜腹剑)		口	蜜	腹	剑
Literally: “honey from the mouth, a sword from the belly”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǒumìfùjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² mat⁶ fuk¹ gim³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǒumìfùjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooumihfuhjiann
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² mat⁶ fuk¹ gim³
  - Yale: háu maht fūk gim
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² mat⁹ fuk⁷ gim³
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo² med⁶ fug¹ gim³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ mɐt̚² fʊk̚⁵ kiːm³³/

Idiom

口蜜腹劍

sweet words, but a wicked heart

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