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橫眉冷對千夫指
简 横眉冷对千夫指 · 繁 橫眉冷對千夫指Mandarin · pinyin héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐ
Meanings
- to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)
- to treat with disdain
- to defy
Characters in this entry
- 橫
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- 眉
- méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
- 冷
- lěng · cold, cool; lonely
- 對
- duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
- 千
- qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
- 夫
- fū · man, male adult, husband; those
- 指
- zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
- 横
- héng · across
- 对
- duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
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Mandarin tones
2–2–3–4–1–1–3 · heng2 mei2 leng3 dui4 qian1 fu1 zhi3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
waang4 mei4 laang5 deoi3 cin1 fu1 zi2
Cantonese word readings for 橫眉冷對千夫指. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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waang4 mei4 laang5 deoi3 cin1 fu1 zi2
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