- lit. human face, beastly heart (idiom)
- fig. mild in appearance but malicious in nature
Characters
- 人 (人): person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 面 (面): face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- 兽 (獸): beast; animal; beastly; bestial
- 心 (心): heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 人面兽心
- MDBG: 人面兽心
- Examples with 人面兽心 on Tatoeba
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