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怒目睁眉
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怒目睁眉

怒目睁眉 — “To glare furiously or stare with eyes wide open in extreme anger”

怒目睁眉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to glare furiously or stare with eyes wide open in extreme anger”. To look daggers at someone. Literally, “angry eyes and staring eyebrows”.

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怒目睁眉 Pronunciation and Pinyin

怒目睁眉 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
怒
nù9angry, furious, rage
目
mù5eye, item, or goal
睁
zhēng11open eyes
眉
méi9eyebrow

Example Sentence with 怒目睁眉

听到孩子受了欺负,母亲怒目睁眉地走向理论
Upon hearing that her child had been bullied, the mother glared furiously as she went to reason with the other party.

Idioms Related to 怒目睁眉

Synonyms of 怒目睁眉

  • yǎo咬yá牙qiè切chǐ齿gnash or grit teeth
  • nù怒mù目qiè切chǐ齿glare furiously and gnash teeth
  • nù怒méi眉zhēng睁mù目frown in anger and stare with wide eyes

Antonyms of 怒目睁眉

  • 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bù不kě可è遏uncontrollable fury
  • 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

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Questions about 怒目睁眉

What does 怒目睁眉 mean?

怒目睁眉 (nù mù zhēng méi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to glare furiously or stare with eyes wide open in extreme anger”.

How do you pronounce 怒目睁眉?

怒目睁眉 is pronounced nù mù zhēng méi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 怒目睁眉 literally mean?

Literally, 怒目睁眉 means “angry eyes and staring eyebrows”. It is used to mean “to glare furiously or stare with eyes wide open in extreme anger”.

What is the Chinese definition of 怒目睁眉?

瞪大眼睛,咬紧牙关。形容愤恨之极

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