鬼き面めん仏ぶっ心しん

noun

stern face, kind heart

Describes a person who appears strict or intimidating but is actually compassionate and gentle inside. A yojijukugo (four-character idiom).

• 彼かれは鬼き面めん仏ぶっ心しんで、厳きびしい顔かおつきだが実じつはとても優やさしい。

  He has a stern face but a kind heart; though he looks strict, he is actually very gentle.