Chinese Word: 色厉内荏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

色 sè 厉 lì 内 nèi 荏 rěn (Trad.: 色厲內荏)

lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart; a sheep in wolf's clothing

1		tā 他 shì 是 yī gè 一个 sè lì nèi rěn 色厉内荏 de 的 rén 人。 He is an ass in a lion's skin.
2		dà jiā 大家 dōu 都 zhī dào 知道 tā 他 shì 是 gè 个 sè lì nèi rěn 色厉内荏 de 的 dǎn xiǎo guǐ 胆小鬼。 Everybody knows that he is an ass in a lion's skin.
3		wǒ men 我们 qíng bú zì jīn 情不自禁 de 地 cháo xiào 嘲笑 tā 他， yīn wèi 因为 dà jiā 大家 dōu 都 zhī dào 知道 tā 他 zhǐ shì 只是 gè 个 sè lì nèi rěn 色厉内荏 de 的 dǎn xiǎo guǐ 胆小鬼。 We could not but laugh at him since everybody knows that he is an ass in a lion's skin.

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