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横眉怒目 — “Knit brows, angry glare”

横眉怒目 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look at someone with a furious expression, with knitted brows and glaring eyes; to scowl in anger”. Literally, “Knit brows, angry glare”.

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横眉怒目 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 横héng
  • 眉méi
  • 怒nù
  • 目mù

横眉怒目 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
横
héng15horizontal, sideways, across
眉
méi9eyebrow
怒
nù9angry, furious, rage
目
mù5eye, item, or goal

Example Sentence with 横眉怒目

他气得横眉怒目,对着那些不守规矩的人大声呵斥。
He was so angry that he knitted his brows and glared, shouting at those who were not following the rules.

Idioms Related to 横眉怒目

Synonyms of 横眉怒目

  • shā杀qì气téng腾téng腾full of murderous intent
  • héng横méi眉shù竖yǎn眼to scowl fiercely and glare angrily

Antonyms of 横眉怒目

  • hé和ǎi蔼kě可qīn亲amiable and approachable
  • hé和yán颜yuè悦sè色with a kind and gentle look
  • cí慈méi眉shàn善mù目kind and benevolent look

More idioms starting with 横

  • héng横qī七shù竖bā八scattered in a disorderly fashion
  • héng横sān三shù竖sì四in a jumble
  • héng横sān三shùn顺sì四crisscross confusion
  • héng横cóng从chuān穿guàn贯achieve thorough and comprehensive understanding
  • héng横dǎo倒shù竖wò卧lie about in disorder
  • héng横sài僿bù不wén文crude, vulgar, and uncultured
  • héng横chōng冲zhí直zhuàng撞to rush around recklessly
  • héng横chōng冲zhí直chuǎng闯charge about recklessly
  • héng横dāo刀jiē揭fǔ斧wielding a knife and an axe
  • héng横dāo刀yuè跃mǎ马charge bravely into battle
  • héng横fā发nì逆qǐ起emerge unexpectedly and rapidly
  • héng横tóu头héng横nǎo脑rude, aggressive, and overbearing

Questions about 横眉怒目

What does 横眉怒目 mean?
横眉怒目 (héng méi nù mù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look at someone with a furious expression, with knitted brows and glaring eyes; to scowl in anger”.
How do you pronounce 横眉怒目?
横眉怒目 is pronounced héng méi nù mù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 横眉怒目 literally mean?
Literally, 横眉怒目 means “Knit brows, angry glare”. It is used to mean “to look at someone with a furious expression, with knitted brows and glaring eyes; to scowl in anger”.
What is the Chinese definition of 横眉怒目?
耸起眉毛,瞪大眼睛。形容怒视的样子。
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