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怒目切齿 — “To glare furiously and gnash one's teeth”

怒目切齿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to glare furiously and gnash one's teeth”. Expressing extreme anger or hatred. Literally, “Angry eyes, gnashing teeth”.

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怒目切齿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 怒nù
  • 目mù
  • 切qiè
  • 齿chǐ

怒目切齿 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
怒
nù9angry, furious, rage
目
mù5eye, item, or goal
切
qiè4cut, slice, or chop
齿
chǐ8teeth, cogs, age, disdain

Example Sentence with 怒目切齿

看到自己的辛苦成果被人恶意破坏,他气得怒目切齿
Seeing his hard work maliciously destroyed, he was so angry that he glared furiously and gnashed his teeth.

Idioms Related to 怒目切齿

Synonyms of 怒目切齿

  • yǎo咬yá牙qiè切chǐ齿gnash or grit teeth
  • nù怒bù不kě可è遏uncontrollable fury
  • jīn金gāng刚nù怒mù目fierce, intimidating glare

Antonyms of 怒目切齿

  • xǐ喜bù不zì自shèng胜overjoyed beyond control
  • xǐ喜xiào笑yán颜kāi开beaming with smiles
  • méi眉kāi开yǎn眼xiào笑to beam with joy

More idioms starting with 怒

  • nù怒cóng从xīn心shàng上qǐ起anger surges from the heart
  • nù怒cóng从xīn心shàng上qǐ起,,è恶xiàng向dǎn胆biān边shēng生Rage makes one reckless
  • nù怒cóng从xīn心shēng生anger wells up from the heart
  • nù怒cóng从xīn心qǐ起anger rises from the heart
  • nù怒cóng从xīn心qǐ起,,è恶xiàng向dǎn胆shēng生Extreme anger fuels audacious behavior
  • nù怒fà发chōng冲guān冠to be in a towering rage
  • nù怒róng容kě可jū掬to wear a formidable scowl
  • nù怒róng容mǎn满miàn面face full of rage
  • nù怒xíng形yú于sè色anger showing on one's face
  • nù怒qì气chōng冲chōng冲seething with anger
  • nù怒qì气chōng冲tiān天filled with towering rage

Questions about 怒目切齿

What does 怒目切齿 mean?
怒目切齿 (nù mù qiè chǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to glare furiously and gnash one's teeth”.
How do you pronounce 怒目切齿?
怒目切齿 is pronounced nù mù qiè chǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 怒目切齿 literally mean?
Literally, 怒目切齿 means “Angry eyes, gnashing teeth”. It is used to mean “to glare furiously and gnash one's teeth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 怒目切齿?
怒目:怒视的样子;切齿:咬紧牙齿。形容极其愤恨。
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