Xiao Li Cang Dao (Hiding a Dagger Behind a Smile)
Yan Er Dao Ling (Plugging One' Ears While Stealing a Bell)
Cang Hai Sang Tian (Seas Change Into Mulberry Orchards, and Mulberry Orchards...
Shi Ru Po Zhu (Like Splitting Bamboo) |
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a minister called Li Yifu who was always affable and smiling. But in his heart he was very sinister and ruthless. He constantly schemed against people he saw as possible rivals. He was called "The knife in the smile". This idiom, derived from the above story, means disguising a ruthless nature behind a pleasant appearance. |
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