蜂目豺聲

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Chinese

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bee; wasp
eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
 
dhole
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds)
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
 
trad. (蜂目豺聲)
simp. (蜂目豺声)
Literally: “with the eyes of a bee and the voice of a dhole”.

Etymology

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From Zuozhuan:

[Classical Chinese, trad.]
[Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
Fēng ér chái shēng, rěn rén yě. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation

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Idiom

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蜂目豺聲

  1. having a fierce appearance and a frightening voice; ferocious