ferocious-looking muscles; facial muscles that look fierce
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
ferocious-looking muscles (on the face); facial muscles that give a fierce or brutal appearance
literarySpecifically refers to bulging or tense facial muscles that create a menacing expression. Often used in descriptive writing to depict villains, thugs, or people prone to anger. It's almost exclusively used in the phrase '一脸横肉' (yi lian3 heng2 rou4).
Nà那
ge个
dǎ打
shǒu手
yī一
liǎn脸
héng横
ròu肉
，
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
fēi非
cháng常
xiōng凶
hěn狠
。
That thug has a face full of fierce-looking muscles, appearing very brutal.
Tā他
fā发
nù怒
shí时
，
liǎn脸
shàng上
de的
héng横
ròu肉
dōu都
tū凸
qǐ起
lái来
le了
。
When he gets angry, the fierce muscles on his face bulge out.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
de的
fǎn反
pài派
jiǎo角
sè色
cháng常
cháng常
bèi被
miáo描
xiě写
chéng成
mǎn满
liǎn脸
héng横
ròu肉
。
Villains in novels are often described as having faces covered in ferocious-looking muscles.
Yī一
liǎn脸
héng横
ròu肉
de的
tā他
，
qí其
shí实
xīn心
dì地
hěn很
shàn善
liáng良
。
Despite his face full of fierce muscles, he is actually very kind-hearted.