To have a valiant and imposing appearance, characteristic of a brave general or warrior; (figuratively) a commanding and formidable look.
他从小就生得燕颔虎头，眉宇间透露着一股不同寻常的英气。
From a young age, he possessed a valiant and imposing appearance, with an extraordinary heroic spirit emanating from his brow.
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During the Han Dynasty, Ban Chao was young and possessed a valiant and imposing appearance (swallow-jawed and tiger-headed). A physiognomist saw him and remarked, "Swallow-jawed and tiger-headed, destined to fly and feed on meat, this is the physiognomy of a marquis over ten thousand li."
Later, Ban Chao led his army to pacify the Xiongnu in the Western Regions and was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Dingyuan.
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