qīng
miàn
liáo

idiom

Meaning of 青面獠牙

青面獠牙 means have a fiendish, terrifying, or ferocious appearance. Pronounced qīng miàn liáo yá.

  • have a fiendish, terrifying, or ferocious appearance

Definitions & Examples

Miào
de
guǐ
guài
diāo
xiàng
qīng
miàn
liáo
 
shí
fēn
xià
rén
 

The demon statues in the temple are all green-faced with long fangs, very frightening.

zài
shi
bèi
miáo
huì
chéng
qīng
miàn
liáo
de
è
 

In the story, he is portrayed as a green-faced, long-toothed demon.

miàn
zuò
de
qīng
miàn
liáo
 
xiǎo
hái
zi
kàn
le
zhí
 

That mask was made to look fiendish; the children cried as soon as they saw it.

Bié
kàn
xiàn
zài
méi
shàn
de
 
huǒ
lái
jiǎn
zhí
qīng
miàn
liáo
 

Don't be fooled by his kind appearance now; when he gets angry, he looks absolutely ferocious.