- 横眉冷对 héngméilěngduì to face with a cold scowlTo stare angrily and face someone or something with cold defiance; to treat with icy contempt.
- 横眉冷对千夫指 héngméilěngduìqiānfūzhǐ to defy public criticismto face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl; to treat public condemnation with disdain or defiance. This is the first half of a famous couplet by the writer [[鲁迅|魯迅|lu3 xun4]].
- 横眉怒目 héngméinùmù to dart fierce looksliterally meaning furrowed brows and blazing eyes, used as an idiom to describe a look of intense anger or fierce defiance
- 横眉立目 héngméilìmù to scowlto scowl and stare down; to look fierce or defiant
- 横眉竖眼 héngméishùyǎn to scowl fiercelyto glare in anger; to put on a fierce or determined look.
- 怒目横眉 nùmùhéngméi to glare with angerto stare with wide eyes and raised eyebrows, describing a look of extreme anger or a fierce and threatening appearance
- 横眉瞪眼 héngméidèngyǎn to glare atTo raise one's eyebrows and stare with wide eyes in anger; describes a fierce or menacing appearance.
- 横眉竖目 héngméishùmù to glare fiercelyTo look fierce or angry; literally "horizontal eyebrows and vertical eyes."