"化けの皮" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ba̠ke̞ no̞ ka̠β̞a̠] Forms: 化けの皮 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (), (かわ)), bakenokafa [romanization], ばけのかは [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|ばけ の かわ|hhira=ばけのかは}} 化(ば)けの皮(かわ) • (bake no kawa) ^(←ばけのかは (bakenokafa)?)
  1. sheep's clothing
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          "english": "to be exposed as a wolf in sheep's clothing",
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Download raw JSONL data for 化けの皮 meaning in Japanese (1.8kB)

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