Lingaku- lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart
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- sharp tongue but a caring heart
This phrase describes a person whose words can be harsh or critical, but they have good intentions and a soft-hearted nature.
Even though she speaks harshly, she actually cares about me deeply.
He always has a sharp tongue, but he never hesitates to help.
Generated collocations (experimental)
dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn刀子嘴巴，豆腐心sharp tongue concealing a caring heartDāo刀zuǐ嘴dòu豆fǔ腐xīn心sharp tongue with a soft heartzuǐ ba嘴巴jiān suān尖酸caustic remarksxīn cháng心肠róu ruǎn柔软soft-heartedzuǐ yìng xīn ruǎn嘴硬心软hard on the outside but soft on the insideyán cí言辞xī lì犀利sharp in speechnèi xīn内心róu qíng柔情gentle heart withinzhí yán bù huì直言不讳to speak straightforwardlyshàn jiě rén yì善解人意understanding and compassionatekǒu shì xīn fēi口是心非saying one thing but meaning another