攘袂切齿
rǎng​mèi​qiè​chǐ

to be indignant

  • created sense approved 攘袂切齿/攘袂切齒 · rǎng​mèi​qiè​chǐ · to be indignant — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攘袂切齿 / 攘袂切齒

    rǎng​mèi​qiè​chǐ

    to be indignant

    To roll up one's sleeves and gnash one's teeth; describes being extremely excited or filled with indignation.

    ráng​mèi​qiè​chǐ

    攘 (literal) → 攘 · rǎng · to push up one's sleeves 袂 (literal) → 袂 · mèi · sleeve 切 (literal) → 切 · qiè · to grind 齿 (literal) → 齿/齒 · chǐ · tooth

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

    created sense