very fierce and cunning
It's a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is ch ī m ù h ǔ w ě n, which means to describe a person's sinister appearance. It comes from the biography of Wang Mang in the Han Dynasty.
Idiom usage
To describe the appearance of evil. Wang Mang's eyes are not straight, but also purple frog's voice. Yan Zhitui's family precepts mianxue in the Northern Qi Dynasty
The origin of Idioms
Mang is also known as the one who looks at the tiger and kisses the jackal, so he can eat people and should be eaten by people. Ban Gu's biography of Wang Mang
Idiom story
In the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang, who was a wolf with a tiger in his eyes, planned to raise his dead brother's son and served his sick uncle. He won the name of "filial piety". He was recommended by his uncle to empress dowager Xiaoyuan and the emperor, and was granted the title of "huangmenlang". He had a wide range of contacts. Later, he became a big Sima and called himself Emperor. Once he came to power, he was very cruel and began to kill.
Chinese PinYin : chī mù hǔ wěn
very fierce and cunning
like gathering of birds and fishes. niǎo jí lín cuì
the bright younger generation. hòu jìn zhī xiù
Abandon the same or the different. qì tóng jí yì
be addicted to the pleasures of song and women , hunting and racing. shēng sè quǎn mǎ
have neither learning nor skill. bù xué wú shí
pillow one 's head on stream and gargle one 's mouth with pebbles. zhěn liú shù shí
make a quick decision as situation demands. zhuàng shì jiě wàn