横眉冷对千夫指

橫眉冷對千夫指
héngméilěngduìqiānfūzhǐ
  1. to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)
  2. to treat with disdain
  3. to defy

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 横眉 héngméi
  1. to concentrate one's eyebrows
  2. to frown
  3. to scowl
2 冷 lěng cold
3 对 duì
  1. right; correct
  2. towards; at; for
  3. concerning; regarding
  4. to treat (sb a certain way)
  5. to face
  6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
  7. to match together; to adjust
  8. to fit; to suit
  9. to answer; to reply
  10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
  11. to check; to compare
  12. classifier: couple; pair
4 千夫 qiānfū a lot of people (literary)
5 指 zhǐ
  1. finger
  2. to point at or to
  3. to indicate or refer to
  4. to depend on
  5. to count on
  6. (of hair) to stand on end

Related entries

不畏 bùwèi
  1. unafraid
  2. to defy
我们不畏惧任何困难。

We're not afraid of any difficulties.

Source: Tatoeba

抗拒 kàngjù
  1. to resist
  2. to defy
  3. to oppose
横眉立目 héngméilìmù
  1. to scowl and stare down
  2. to defy
抗 kàng
  1. to resist
  2. to fight
  3. to defy
  4. anti-
傲 ào
  1. proud
  2. arrogant
  3. to despise
  4. unyielding
  5. to defy
湯姆要以你為傲了。

Tom is going to be proud of you.

Source: Tatoeba