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横眉立目

Word · IdiomTraditional橫眉怒目

glare in anger; fierce expression

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

to glare in anger; to look fierce and angry

literary

Literal translation: 'horizontal eyebrows and angry eyes.' Used to describe a person's very angry or threatening facial expression.

Tā他
héng横
méi眉
nù怒
mù目
dì地
dīng盯
zhe着
tiǎo挑
xìn衅
zhě者
 。

He glared fiercely at the provocateur.

Kàn看
dào到
nà那
fú幅
huà画
 ,
tā他
qì气
de得
héng横
méi眉
nù怒
mù目
 。

Seeing that painting made him so angry he glared with fury.

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Bié别
duì对
hái孩
zi子
héng横
méi眉
nù怒
mù目
de的
 ,
yǒu有
huà话
hǎo好
hǎo好
shuō说
 。

Don't glare at the child like that; speak nicely.