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杀气腾腾 — “Exuding a menacing and threatening aura”

杀气腾腾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Exuding a menacing and threatening aura”. Full of aggressive hostility. Literally, “murderous aura surging”.

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杀气腾腾 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 杀shā
  • 气qì
  • 腾téng
  • 腾téng

杀气腾腾 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
杀
shā6to kill
气
qì4air, gas, spirit, anger
腾
téng13soar, rise, clear out
腾
téng13soar, rise, clear out

Example Sentence with 杀气腾腾

那个拳击手在赛前眼神杀气腾腾,展现出强大的斗志。
The boxer had a menacing look in his eyes before the match, showing a powerful fighting spirit.

Idioms Related to 杀气腾腾

Synonyms of 杀气腾腾

  • xiōng凶xiàng相bì毕lù露reveal one's true ferocious nature
  • qì气shì势xiōng汹xiōng汹menacing and aggressive

Antonyms of 杀气腾腾

  • xīn心píng平qì气hé和calm and gentle
  • xīn心cí慈shǒu手ruǎn软soft-hearted and lenient

More idioms starting with 杀

  • shā杀yī一jǐng儆bǎi百punish one to warn many
  • shā杀yī一lì利bǎi百punish one to warn many
  • shā杀yī一lì砺bǎi百punish one to warn many
  • shā杀yī一jǐng警bǎi百punish one to warn many
  • shā杀rén人bù不yòng用dāo刀destroy reputation without violence
  • shā杀rén人bù不zhǎ眨yǎn眼ruthless and merciless killer
  • shā杀rén人bù不jiàn见xuè血harm insidiously without trace
  • shā杀rén人cháng偿mìng命,,qiàn欠zhài债huán还qián钱Life for a life, debt for a debt
  • shā杀rén人jié劫cái财kill people and rob property
  • shā杀rén人rú如jiè芥slaughter people like weeds
  • shā杀rén人rú如cǎo草slaughter people like grass
  • shā杀rén人rú如hāo蒿slaughter people on a massive scale

Questions about 杀气腾腾

What does 杀气腾腾 mean?
杀气腾腾 (shā qì téng téng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Exuding a menacing and threatening aura”.
How do you pronounce 杀气腾腾?
杀气腾腾 is pronounced shā qì téng téng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杀气腾腾 literally mean?
Literally, 杀气腾腾 means “murderous aura surging”. It is used to mean “Exuding a menacing and threatening aura”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杀气腾腾?
杀气:凶恶的气势;腾腾:气势旺盛的样子。形容充满了要杀人的凶狠气势。
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