張牙舞爪

Chinese

		(a measure word); surname; open up	tooth; ivory	to dance; to wield; to brandish	claw
trad. (張牙舞爪)		張	牙	舞	爪
simp. (张牙舞爪)		张	牙	舞	爪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhāngyáwǔzhǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄤㄧㄚˊ ㄨˇ ㄓㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ ngaa⁴ mou⁵ zaau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhāngyáwǔzhǎo [Phonetic: zhāngyáwúzhǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄤㄧㄚˊ ㄨˇ ㄓㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jangyawuujao
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhangyáwǔjhǎo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ jä³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng¹ ngaa⁴ mou⁵ zaau²
  - Yale: jēung ngàh móuh jáau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng¹ ngaa⁴ mou⁵ dzaau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng¹ nga⁴ mou⁵ zao²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ ŋäː²¹ mou̯¹³ t͡säːu̯³⁵/

Idiom

張牙舞爪

(of a beast) to be ferocious
(of a person, figurative) to act savagely and threateningly

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