张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
Pinyin

Definition

张牙舞爪
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zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
  1. to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刷牙
shuā yá
  1. 1 to brush one's teeth
歌舞
gē wǔ
  1. 1 singing and dancing
牙
yá
  1. 1 tooth
  2. 2 ivory
  3. 3 CL:顆|颗[kē]
牙齿
yá chǐ
  1. 1 tooth
  2. 2 dental
  3. 3 CL:顆|颗[kē]
舞
wǔ
  1. 1 to dance
  2. 2 to wield
  3. 3 to brandish
舞台
wǔ tái
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 arena
  3. 3 fig. in the limelight
舞蹈
wǔ dǎo
  1. 1 dance (performance art)
  2. 2 dancing
西班牙
Xī bān yá
  1. 1 Spain
跳舞
tiào wǔ
  1. 1 to dance
乳牙
rǔ yá
  1. 1 deciduous tooth
  2. 2 milk tooth
  3. 3 baby tooth
伴舞
bàn wǔ
  1. 1 to be a dancing partner to sb
  2. 2 to perform as a backup dancer
  3. 3 taxi dancer (hired dancing partner)
  4. 4 escort
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
  1. 1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
  2. 2 having the gift of the gab
假牙
jiǎ yá
  1. 1 false teeth
  2. 2 dentures
匈牙利
Xiōng yá lì
  1. 1 Hungary
咬牙
yǎo yá
  1. 1 to clench one's teeth
  2. 2 to grind the teeth
  3. 3 gnaw
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
圆舞曲
yuán wǔ qǔ
  1. 1 waltz
尾牙
wěi yá
  1. 1 a year-end dinner for employees
手舞足蹈
shǒu wǔ zú dǎo
  1. 1 hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
拔牙
bá yá
  1. 1 to extract a tooth

Idioms (20)

一鳞半爪
yī lín bàn zhuǎ
  1. 1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
以眼还眼，以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
  1. 1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  3. 3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
  1. 1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
  2. 2 having the gift of the gab
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
  1. 1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
  2. 2 to bite the bullet
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
  1. 1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
徇私舞弊
xùn sī wǔ bì
  1. 1 to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)
手舞足蹈
shǒu wǔ zú dǎo
  1. 1 hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
拾人牙慧
shí rén yá huì
  1. 1 to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
  2. 2 to parrot
东鳞西爪
dōng lín xī zhǎo
  1. 1 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
  2. 2 odds and ends (idiom)
歌舞升平
gē wǔ shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
欢欣鼓舞
huān xīn gǔ wǔ
  1. 1 elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
闻鸡起舞
wén jī qǐ wǔ
  1. 1 to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)
  2. 2 to be diligent in one's studies
能歌善舞
néng gē shàn wǔ
  1. 1 can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
载歌且舞
zài gē qiě wǔ
  1. 1 singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
载歌载舞
zài gē zài wǔ
  1. 1 singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
铁齿铜牙
tiě chǐ tóng yá
  1. 1 clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
长袖善舞
cháng xiù shàn wǔ
  1. 1 long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
雪泥鸿爪
xuě ní hóng zhǎo
  1. 1 a goose's footprint in the snow
  2. 2 vestiges of the past (idiom)
  3. 3 the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)

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