make threatening gestures(zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo)

make threatening gestures

Zhang Ya Wu Chao is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is zh ā ngy á w ǔ zh ǎ o, which means to describe a fierce and terrifying beast, opening its mouth and waving its claws. It's also a metaphor for rampancy and ferocity. It comes from Appendix 2 of Dunhuang bianwenji · Confucius xiangtuoxiangwen book, the new edition of Confucius in trouble for children.

The origin of Idioms

In Appendix 2 of Dunhuang bianwenji Confucius xiangtuoxiangwen book, a new edition of Confucius who is in trouble for children, it is said that "the fish lives in the river and lake for three days, and the dragon lives in the river and lake for three days."

Idiom usage

When you see the governor, the governor is bold and shows his teeth and claws. If you don't have a word, you can follow the teacher. The 55th chapter of Li Baojia's Officialdom

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: bared teeth, fierce face, green face [antonym]: pleasant, amiable, smiling

Chinese PinYin : zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo