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横眉冷对
héng​méi​lěng​duì

to face with a cold scowl

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  • 横眉冷对千夫指 héng​méi​lěng​duì​qiān​fū​zhǐ to defy public criticism
    to 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]].