咬人的狗不露齿

yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐ

lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)

fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless

yǎo

variant of 咬[yao3]

rén

person; people

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

gǒu

dog

no; not so

lòu

to show

齿

chǐ

tooth