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獐頭鼠目
简 獐头鼠目 · 繁 獐頭鼠目Mandarin · pinyin zhāng tóu shǔ mù
Meanings
- lit. the head of a river deer and the eyes of a rat (idiom)
- fig. repulsively ugly and shifty-looking
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1–2–3–4 · zhang1 tou2 shu3 mu4
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- (idiomatic) repulsively ugly and sly-looking; ugly and shifty; having a mean physiognomy; obnoxious in appearance and cunning-looking
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