bouche de miel, cœur de fiel

French

Etymology

Literally, “mouth of honey, heart of bile”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buʃ də mjɛl kœʁ də fjɛl/
  • Audio (France (Toulouse)):(file)
  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
  • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)

Proverb

bouche de miel, cœur de fiel

  1. One who speaks sweetly but harbors bitterness or malice; smooth lips hide an evil heart.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.