







鹰击毛挚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing someone or something as harsh”. Fierce, and relentless, like a raptor attacking its prey with all its might and feathers bristling. Literally, “Raptor strikes, feathers bristling fiercely”.

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Open the tool →鹰击毛挚 (yīng jī máo zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing someone or something as harsh”.
鹰击毛挚 is pronounced yīng jī máo zhì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 鹰击毛挚 means “Raptor strikes, feathers bristling fiercely”. It is used to mean “describing someone or something as harsh”.
击:搏击;挚:凶猛。鸷鸟扑击其他动物时,羽毛都张着。比喻严酷凶悍。