獐头鼠目 in English zhang1 tou2 shu3 mu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the head of a river deer and the eyes of a rat (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically repulsively ugly and shifty-looking

Simplified Characters

獐 头 鼠 目

Traditional Characters

獐 頭 鼠 目

Pinyin

zhang1 tou2 shu3 mu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

獐zhang1river deer 头tou2head 鼠shu3rat 目mu4eye