zhāng yá wǔ zhǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
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Original source entry:

張牙舞爪 张牙舞爪 [zhang1 ya2 wu3 zhao3] /to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures/

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