龇牙咧嘴(zī yá liě zuǐ)

4 charactersTrad. 齜牙咧嘴

(idiom) to make a pained or menacing facial expression

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Word information

Pinyin
zī yá liě zuǐ
Meaning
(idiom) to make a pained or menacing facial expression; to grimace; to snarl
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
齜牙咧嘴

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