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横眉怒目

héng méi nù mùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes / to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-055f363156a29b4d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

橫眉怒目 横眉怒目 [heng2 mei2 nu4 mu4] /lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes/to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 橫眉怒目

  • 横
    héng

    horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent

    hèng

    harsh and unreasonable / unexpected

  • 眉
    méi

    eyebrow / upper margin

  • 怒
    nù

    anger / fury / flourishing / vigorous

    Nù

    Nu ethnic group

  • 目
    mù

    eye / (literary) to look / to regard / eye (of a net) / mesh / mesh size / grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mù shù]) / item / section / list / catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name / title

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.