龇牙咧嘴

Traditional: 齜牙咧嘴

zī yá liě zuǐ

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to make a pained or menacing facial expression; to grimace; to snarl

What does 龇牙咧嘴 mean?

龇牙咧嘴 (zī yá liě zuǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to make a pained or menacing facial expression; to grimace; to snarl

Character breakdown

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龇zīto bare (one's teeth)牙yátooth · ivory 咧liēused in 咧咧[lie1 lie1] · used in 大大咧咧[da4 da4 lie1 lie1]嘴zuǐmouth · beak

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龇牙咧嘴

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