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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

to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)
to treat with disdain
to defy

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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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2–2–3–4–1–1–3 · heng2 mei2 leng3 dui4 qian1 fu1 zhi3

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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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