橫眉

横眉
héngméi
  1. to concentrate one's eyebrows
  2. to frown
  3. to scowl

CEDICT

形容人憤怒的樣子。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 橫 héng
  1. horizontal
  2. across
  3. crosswise
  4. horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
  5. to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
  6. to cross (a river, etc)
  7. in a jumble
  8. chaotic
  9. (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
  10. violent
2 眉 méi
  1. eyebrow
  2. upper margin

Containing this entry

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
橫眉怒目 héngméinùmù
  1. lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
  2. to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
橫眉立目 héngméilìmù
  1. to scowl and stare down
  2. to defy
橫眉豎眼 héngméishùyǎn
  1. to scowl fiercely
  2. to glare

Related entries

做眉做眼 zuòméizuòyǎn to frown
皺眉 zhòuméi
  1. to frown
  2. to knit one's brow
蹙眉 cùméi to frown
顰眉 pínméi
  1. to knit one's brows
  2. to frown
皺眉頭 zhòuméitóu
  1. to scowl
  2. to knit the brows
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