咬人的狗不露齿 in English yao3 ren2 de5 gou3 bu4 lou4 chi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the most sinister of people can look quite harmless

Simplified Characters

咬 人 的 狗 不 露 齿

Traditional Characters

咬 人 的 狗 不 露 齒

Pinyin

yao3 ren2 de5 gou3 bu4 lou4 chi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

咬yao3to bite 人ren2man 的de5of 狗gou3dog 不bu4(negative prefix) 露lu4surname Lu 齿chi3tooth