横眉冷对千夫指 in English heng2 mei2 leng3 dui4 qian1 fu1 zhi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)
  • to treat with disdain
  • to defy

Simplified Characters

横 眉 冷 对 千 夫 指

Traditional Characters

橫 眉 冷 對 千 夫 指

Pinyin

heng2 mei2 leng3 dui4 qian1 fu1 zhi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

横heng2horizontal 眉mei2eyebrow 冷leng3surname Leng 对dui4right 千qian1thousand 夫fu1husband 指zhi3finger