zhāng​yá​wǔ​zhǎo

to bare fangs and brandish claws

  • created sense approved 张牙舞爪/張牙舞爪 · zhāng​yá​wǔ​zhǎo · to bare fangs and brandish claws — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    张牙舞爪 / 張牙舞爪

    zhāng​yá​wǔ​zhǎo

    to bare fangs and brandish claws

    describing a wild beast showing its ferocity or baring its teeth and claws

    张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · to open 牙 (literal) → 牙 · yá · tooth 舞 (literal) → 舞 · wǔ · to brandish 爪 (literal) → 爪 · zhǎo · claw

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 张牙舞爪/張牙舞爪 · zhāng​yá​wǔ​zhǎo · to make threatening gestures — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    张牙舞爪 / 張牙舞爪

    zhāng​yá​wǔ​zhǎo

    to make threatening gestures

    to behave in a fierce, arrogant, or menacing manner; to act with aggressive bluster

    张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · to open 牙 (literal) → 牙 · yá · tooth 舞 (literal) → 舞 · wǔ · to brandish 爪 (literal) → 爪 · zhǎo · claw

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense