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金刚怒目

jīn gāng nù mùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity
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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-79cde906958299f3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

金剛怒目 金刚怒目 [jin1 gang1 nu4 mu4] /(idiom) to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity/

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Other forms in these source records: 金剛怒目

  • 金
    jīn

    gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

    Jīn

    surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

  • 刚
    gāng

    (literary) hard / firm / strong / exactly / precisely / barely / only just / just / only a short while ago

  • 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.