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青面獠牙

青面獠牙 — “Describing a hideous and ferocious appearance”

青面獠牙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing a hideous and ferocious appearance”. Often characterized by a greenish face and protruding fangs, reminiscent of a fierce demon. Literally, “green face and ferocious fangs”.

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青面獠牙 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 青qīng
  • 面miàn
  • 獠liáo
  • 牙yá

青面獠牙 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
青
qīng8green, blue, or young
面
miàn9face, surface, side, flour, noodles
獠
liáo15fierce fangs or night hunt
牙
yá4tooth tusk broker

Example Sentence with 青面獠牙

在万圣节派对上,他打扮成了一个青面獠牙的怪物,把小孩子们吓得尖叫起来。
At the Halloween party, he dressed up as a monster with a green face and ferocious fangs, scaring the children into screaming.

Idioms Related to 青面獠牙

Synonyms of 青面獠牙

  • héng横méi眉shù竖yǎn眼to scowl fiercely and glare angrily

Antonyms of 青面獠牙

  • 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 青

  • qīng青sī丝bái白mǎ马rebels or insurgents
  • qīng青yún云wàn万lǐ里Boundless and brilliant future
  • qīng青yún云dé得yì意achieve great career success
  • qīng青yún云dé得lù路have a smooth and successful career path
  • qīng青yún云dú独bù步unrivaled in one's field
  • qīng青yún云zhí直shàng上rapidly rise in position
  • qīng青chū出yú于lán蓝The student surpasses the teacher
  • qīng青chū出yú于lán蓝ér而shèng胜yú于lán蓝The student surpasses the teacher
  • qīng青kǒu口bái白shé舌speak carelessly and offensively
  • qīng青shǐ史chuán传míng名earn lasting fame in history
  • qīng青shǐ史chuí垂míng名achieve lasting fame in history
  • qīng青shǐ史biāo标míng名leave a glorious name in history

Questions about 青面獠牙

What does 青面獠牙 mean?
青面獠牙 (qīng miàn liáo yá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing a hideous and ferocious appearance”.
How do you pronounce 青面獠牙?
青面獠牙 is pronounced qīng miàn liáo yá in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 青面獠牙 literally mean?
Literally, 青面獠牙 means “green face and ferocious fangs”. It is used to mean “describing a hideous and ferocious appearance”.
What is the Chinese definition of 青面獠牙?
青面:脸上泛着青色;獠牙:露在外面的长牙。旧时神怪故事中形容凶神恶鬼的面貌。现形容人面貌极其凶恶。
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