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见棱见角 — “To be assertive, outspoken, or unyielding”

见棱见角 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be assertive, outspoken, or unyielding”. To have a strong and distinct personality; to show one's individuality or sharp edges. Literally, “to see edges and corners; to have sharp edges and corners”.

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见棱见角 Pronunciation and Pinyin

见棱见角 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
见
jiàn4to see or meet
棱
léng12edge, ridge, arris, facet
见
jiàn4to see or meet
角
jiǎo7horn, corner, angle, role, dime

Example Sentence with 见棱见角

新来的设计师很有个性,无论是作品还是为人处世都见棱见角。
The new designer has a strong personality; both his works and his manner of dealing with people are distinctive and assertive.

Idioms Related to 见棱见角

More idioms starting with 见

  • jiàn见shì世shēng生miáo苗yield immediate results or benefits
  • jiàn见yì义yǒng勇wéi为act bravely for a just cause
  • jiàn见yì义dāng当wéi为act when seeing justice
  • jiàn见yì义bì必wéi为act courageously for justice
  • jiàn见yì义gǎn敢wéi为act courageously for a just cause
  • jiàn见zhī之bù不qǔ取,,sī思zhī之qiān千lǐ里regret missing an opportunity
  • jiàn见shì事shēng生fēng风stir up trouble
  • jiàn见shì事fēng风shēng生act with great speed and resolution
  • jiàn见rén人shuō说rén人huà话,,jiàn见guǐ鬼shuō说guǐ鬼huà话adapt speech to the listener
  • jiàn见rén仁jiàn见zhì智different people have different opinions
  • jiàn见tù兔fàng放yīng鹰Seize the moment and act decisively
  • jiàn见tù兔gù顾quǎn犬Act promptly when a problem arises

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Questions about 见棱见角

What does 见棱见角 mean?

见棱见角 (jiàn léng jiàn jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be assertive, outspoken, or unyielding”.

How do you pronounce 见棱见角?

见棱见角 is pronounced jiàn léng jiàn jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 见棱见角 literally mean?

Literally, 见棱见角 means “to see edges and corners; to have sharp edges and corners”. It is used to mean “to be assertive, outspoken, or unyielding”.

What is the Chinese definition of 见棱见角?

有棱有角。喻人的气势,个性表现很强

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