外面如菩薩内心如夜叉
げめんにょぼさつないしんにょやしゃ
gemen'nyobosatsunaishin'nyoyasha
JMdict entry #2871975
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expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Buddhism
proverb
looking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside
see: 外面似菩薩内心如夜叉