Owl's heart and bird's tongue

Owl's heart and bird's tongue

Owl's heart and oriole's tongue, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi ā ox ī NL í sh é, which means the heart of the owl and the song of the Oriole; it means that the heart of the owl is vicious, but the speech is pleasant. From the lamp on the wrong road.

The origin of Idioms

The seventh chapter of the Qiludeng written by Li Lvyuan in the Qing Dynasty: "the words of Shaowen can't be regarded as the tongue of the owl's heart and oriole. It's really a matter of looking at its shape, which makes people feel unhappy. After listening to its skillful words, it hits the heart again and again."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences.