「扮豬食老虎」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: baan6 zyu1 sik6 lou5 fu2
Individual
Character Meaning:
扮 to pretend; to imitate
豬 pig
食 to eat; to take (medicine); to suffer; to conquer; to control
老 old; old in age; of long standing; experienced; senior
虎 tiger
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
a wolf in sheep's clothing; to pretend to be innocent only to harm someone after gaining their trust; literally: to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger
(Cant.) 你nei5唔m4好hou2俾bei2佢keoi5個go3可ho2憐lin4樣joeng2呃aak1到dou2你nei5啊aa3,佢keoi5扮baan6豬zyu1食sik6老lou5虎fu2㗎gaa3咋zaa3。
(Eng.) Don't be fooled by her pitiful look; she is only hoping to gain your trust for her benefit.
See also: 佛口蛇心
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