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人头畜鸣 — “Human head, animal braying”

人头畜鸣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a derogatory term for a person who, despite having a human form, exhibits extremely foolish, brutish, or cruel behavior, akin to an animal; a person with utterly despicable conduct”. Literally, “human head, animal braying”.

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人头畜鸣 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 人rén
  • 头tóu
  • 畜chù
  • 鸣míng

人头畜鸣 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
人
rén2human being, person
头
tóu5head
畜
chù10raise farm animals
鸣
míng8make sound

Example Sentence with 人头畜鸣

他的言行举止粗俗不堪,简直是人头畜鸣,令人摇头。
His words and actions were utterly vulgar and uncouth, simply beastly, making everyone shake their heads in disapproval.

Idioms Related to 人头畜鸣

Synonyms of 人头畜鸣

  • xíng行tóng同gǒu狗zhì彘behave despicably like an animal

More idioms starting with 人

  • rén人yī一jǐ己bǎi百make hundredfold effort to catch up
  • rén人dīng丁xīng兴wàng旺a flourishing and growing family
  • rén人bù不wèi为jǐ己,,tiān天zhū诛dì地miè灭Heaven and Earth condemn the unselfish
  • rén人bù不rén人,,guǐ鬼bù不guǐ鬼looking ghastly or grotesque
  • rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相Don't judge a person by appearance
  • rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相,,hǎi海shuǐ水bù不kě可dǒu斗liáng量Never judge a person by appearance
  • rén人bù不fàn犯wǒ我,,wǒ我bù不fàn犯rén人I will not offend unless offended
  • rén人bù不zhī知,,guǐ鬼bù不jué觉done in complete secrecy
  • rén人bù不liáo聊shēng生people can't make a living
  • rén人bù不zì自ān安people are feeling uneasy
  • rén人shì世cāng沧sāng桑the vicissitudes of human life
  • rén人zhōng中zhī之lóng龙an outstanding person

Questions about 人头畜鸣

What does 人头畜鸣 mean?
人头畜鸣 (rén tóu chù míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a derogatory term for a person who, despite having a human form, exhibits extremely foolish, brutish, or cruel behavior, akin to an animal; a person with utterly despicable conduct”.
How do you pronounce 人头畜鸣?
人头畜鸣 is pronounced rén tóu chù míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 人头畜鸣 literally mean?
Literally, 人头畜鸣 means “human head, animal braying”. It is used to mean “a derogatory term for a person who, despite having a human form, exhibits extremely foolish, brutish, or cruel behavior, akin to an animal; a person with utterly despicable conduct”.
What is the Chinese definition of 人头畜鸣?
鸣:叫。这是骂人的话,指虽然是人,但象畜类一样愚蠢。也比喻人的行为非常恶劣。
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