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横眉冷对千夫指
héngméilěngduìqiānfūzhǐ
Traditional: 橫眉冷對千夫指
to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun) / to treat with disdain / to defy
Character Breakdown
横
héng
horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
HSK 6
眉
méi
eyebrows; upper margin of book
HSK 5
冷
lěng
cold, cool; lonely
HSK 1
对
duì
correct, right; facing, opposed
HSK 1
千
qiān
thousand; many, numerous; very
HSK 2
夫
fū
man, husband; worker; those
HSK 2
指
zhǐ
finger, toe; to point, to indicate
HSK 4
Additional Information
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