笑騎騎，放毒蛇

Chinese

		laughing mirthfully		to release; to free; to let go to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out	venomous snake, viper
trad. (笑騎騎，放毒蛇)		笑騎騎	，	放	毒蛇
simp. (笑骑骑，放毒蛇)		笑骑骑	，	放	毒蛇
Literally: “to laugh mirthfully while releasing a venomous snake”.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ ke⁴ ke⁴, fong³ duk⁶ se⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu³ ke⁴ ke⁴, fong³ duk⁶ se⁴
  - Yale: siu kèh kèh, fong duhk sèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ ke⁴ ke⁴, fong³ duk⁹ se⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ ké⁴ ké⁴, fong³ dug⁶ sé⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ kʰɛː²¹ kʰɛː²¹ fɔːŋ³³ tʊk̚² sɛː²¹/

Idiom

笑騎騎，放毒蛇

(Cantonese) to act in a friendly manner with hypocritical intentions; to be a wolf in sheep's clothing

Synonyms

笑裡藏刀／笑里藏刀 (xiàolǐcángdāo)

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