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吹胡子瞪眼

Word · IdiomTraditional吹鬍子瞪眼

flaring one's beard and glaring; get angry

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

to flare one's beard and glare; to fly into a rage; to be furious

informal

Often used to describe someone visibly angry, especially an older man with a beard. Can be used both literally and figuratively to indicate strong anger.

Lǎo老
bǎn板
yī一
tīng听
huì汇
bào报
 ,
lì立
kè刻
chuī吹
hú胡
zi子
dèng瞪
yǎn眼
qǐ起
lái来
 。

The boss flew into a rage as soon as he heard the report.

Lǎo老
yé爷
zi子
yī一
shēng生
qì气
jiù就
ài爱
chuī吹
hú胡
zi子
dèng瞪
yǎn眼
 。

The old man loves to flare his beard and glare whenever he gets angry.

Show 1 more example
Yǒu有
huà话
hǎo好
hǎo好
shuō说
 ,
bié别
dòng动
bù不
dòng动
jiù就
chuī吹
hú胡
zi子
dèng瞪
yǎn眼
de的
 。

Speak calmly if you have something to say, don't fly off the handle so easily.