橫眉立目

简 横眉立目 · 繁 橫眉立目
Mandarin · pinyin héng méi lì mù

Meanings

  1. to scowl and stare down
  2. to defy
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橫
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眉
méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
立
lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
目
mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
横
héng · across
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2–2–4–4 · heng2 mei2 li4 mu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

waang4 mei4 laap6 muk6

Cantonese word readings for 橫眉立目. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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