héng méi shù yǎn

Traditional: 橫眉豎眼

横眉竖眼 (héng méi shù yǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to scowl fiercely; to glare”.

Meanings

  1. 1to scowl fiercely
  2. 2to glare

Characters in 横眉竖眼

横héng · horizontal眉méi · eyebrow竖shù · to erect眼yǎn · eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])

Related words

眼睛eye眼eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])眼神expression or emotion showing in one's eyes眼前before one's eyes眼镜spectacles亲眼with one's own eyes眼泪tear; teardrop眼中in (sb's) eyes眼光gaze眼睁睁to stare blankly横horizontal横harsh and unreasonable

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