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横眉冷对千夫指
橫眉冷對千夫指
héngméilěngduìqiānfūzhǐ
1. to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)
2. to treat with disdain
3. to defy

Character Breakdown

横
héng
horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
HSK 6 15 丶
眉
méi
eyebrows; upper margin of book
HSK 5 9 丶
冷
lěng
cold, cool; lonely
HSK 1 7 丶
对
duì
correct, right; facing, opposed
HSK 1 5 丶
千
qiān
thousand; many, numerous; very
HSK 2 3 丶
夫
fū
man, husband; worker; those
HSK 2 4 丶
指
zhǐ
finger, toe; to point, to indicate
HSK 4 9 丶

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