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Open the tool →须髯如戟 (xū rán rú jǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a man with a long”.
须髯如戟 is pronounced xū rán rú jǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 须髯如戟 means “Beard like halberds”. It is used to mean “describes a man with a long”.
髯:两颊上的胡子。戟:古代的一种兵器,长杆头上附有月牙状的利刃。胡须又长又硬,一根根像戟似的怒张着。旧时形容丈夫气概。