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hawk-nosed and vulture-eyed

Time: 2022-01-31 08:35:03 Author: ChinaWiki.net

hawk-nosed and vulture-eyed

Hawk nose and kite eye, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ī NGB í y à oy ǎ n, which means to describe the treacherous and ferocious appearance. From Li Zicheng.

Notes on Idioms

Harrier: a fierce bird smaller than an eagle in shape, grayish brown in back, and feeding on birds and chickens.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 19 of Li Zicheng by Yao xueyin: "I think the military adviser who shakes the goose feather fan in Jingxuan is born with an eagle nose and a kite eye, not a kind guy."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; a descriptive appearance. This man has a hawk nose and a hawk eye. You can see that he is a villain.

hawk-nosed and vulture-eyed


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