to his face(pī tóu gài liǎn)

to his face

It's a Chinese idiom, pronounced P ī t ó UG à Ili ǎ n, to describe (attack, impact, criticism, etc.) fierce. From the water margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] fierce, overwhelming, stormy and torrential rain

The origin of Idioms

The fourteenth chapter of Water Margin written by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "if you take the sticks from the soldiers, you will be beaten."

Idiom usage

Combined: used as object and adverbial; used to describe bad attitude.

Chinese PinYin : pī tóu gài liǎn