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張牙舞爪
简 张牙舞爪 · 繁 張牙舞爪Mandarin · pinyin zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
Meanings
- to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
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1–2–3–3 · zhang1 ya2 wu3 zhao3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zoeng1 ngaa4 mou5 zaau2
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zoeng1 ngaa4 mou5 zaau2
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phrase
- (of a beast) to be ferocious
- (of a person, figurative) to act savagely and threateningly
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