Meaning of 獐头鼠目
獐头鼠目 means ugly and sly-looking; with the head of a deer and the eyes of a rat. Pronounced zhāng tóu shǔ mù.
- ugly and sly-looking; with the head of a deer and the eyes of a rat
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zhǎng长
de得
zhāng獐
tóu头
shǔ鼠
mù目
，
yī一
kàn看
jiù就
bù不
shì是
shén什
me么
hǎo好
rén人
。
He looks ugly and rat-faced; you can tell at a glance he's not a good person.
Nà那
ge个
zhāng獐
tóu头
shǔ鼠
mù目
de的
nán男
rén人
duǒ躲
zài在
jiǎo角
luò落
lǐ里
tōu偷
tōu偷
guān观
chá察
wǒ我
men们
。
That shifty-looking man with the weaselly face was hiding in the corner watching us secretly.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
de的
fǎn反
pài派
wǎng往
wǎng往
bèi被
miáo描
xiě写
chéng成
zhāng獐
tóu头
shǔ鼠
mù目
de的
yàng样
zi子
。
Villains in novels are often described as having an ugly, rat-like appearance.