Bùpà hǔ láng dāngmiàn zuò; zhǐpà rén qián liǎngmiàn dāo.

不怕虎狼當面坐, 只怕人前兩面刀。

Lit Do not fear tigers [and] wolves [i.e., bandits] sitting [openly] in front of you; what [one should] guard against are two-faced “double-dealers.”

Fig Open enemies are not to be feared as much as sly double-dealers.

Note [See liǎngmiàn pài “double-dealer”; liǎngmiàn sāndāo “double-dealing”; see also bùpà míngchù and the following entries.]

Topics DOUBLE-DEALERS ENEMIES liǎngmiàn pài liǎngmiàn-sāndāo