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    1.a needle hidden in silk floss; an iron hand in a velvet glove; a soft appearance but a dangerous heart
    2.ruthless character behind a gentle appearance
    Word usage
    mián lǐ cáng zhēn

    绵里藏针

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    • 1

      slmetaa needle hidden in silk floss; an iron hand in a velvet glove; a soft appearance but a dangerous heart

      synonym
      gāng róu xiāng jì刚柔相济róu zhōng yǒu gāng柔中有刚ruǎn zhòng yǒu yìng软中有硬
    • 2

      slmetaruthless character behind a gentle appearance

      synonym
      xiào lǐ cáng dāo笑里藏刀kǒu mì fù jiàn口蜜腹剑
      antonym
      sè lì nèi rěn色厉内荏

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      "绵" cannot be written as "棉".

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