an ugly face

an ugly face

Ferocious face, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ē NGN í ngmi à nm ù, which means to describe ferocious appearance. It's from Simon in the story of Saishang.

Idiom explanation

Ferocious: ferocious in appearance.

The origin of Idioms

"Saishangshang · Xingji · yisimon": "two Mongolian youths came on fast horses, dismounted and entered into the account, with a ferocious face, harshly asked me for tickets."

Idiom usage

Used as an object or adverbial; used of a person's appearance. When the enemy saw that the lure failed, he showed his ferocious face and threatened the revolutionaries with shooting.