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横眉冷对千夫指

héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun) / to treat with disdain / to defy
Sources & editorial notes

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.

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Original source entry:

橫眉冷對千夫指 横眉冷对千夫指 [heng2 mei2 leng3 dui4 qian1 fu1 zhi3] /to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)/to treat with disdain/to defy/

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Other forms in these source records: 橫眉冷對千夫指

  • 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

  • 冷
    lěng

    cold

    Lěng

    surname Leng

  • 对
    duì

    right / correct / towards / at / for / concerning / regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite / facing / matching / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / to add / to pour in (a fluid) / to check / to compare / classifier: couple / pair

  • 千
    qiān

    thousand / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]

  • 夫
    fū

    husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old)

    fú

    (classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)

  • 指
    zhǐ

    finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.