artful speech and flashy manners in appearance but jealous inside
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w à IQI à on è ij, which means smart in appearance but taboo in heart. You talk like a honey tongue and a sword in the stomach. It comes from the biography of Zhai Fangjin in the history of Han Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Ban Gu's biography of Zhai Fangjin in the book of Han in the Eastern Han Dynasty: "brother Xuan's quiet words and lust make you jealous."
Analysis of Idioms
Different words
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attributive
Chinese PinYin : wài qiǎo nèi jí
artful speech and flashy manners in appearance but jealous inside
Two peaches kill three scholars. èr táo shā sān shì
It is easy to change, but hard to change. jiāng shān hǎo gǎi,bǐng xìng nán yí