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横眉竖眼

héng méi shù yǎn

4-character word Traditional 橫眉豎眼

What 横眉竖眼 means

1. to scowl fiercely
2. to glare

The characters in 横眉竖眼

• 横hénghorizontal; across; crosswise
• 眉méieyebrow; upper margin
• 竖shùto erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole

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