橫眉冷對千夫指 héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)
  2. to treat with disdain
  3. to defy

CHARACTERS

橫 héng across, horizontal, lateral
眉 méi
HSK 5
eyebrows; upper margin of book
冷 lěng
HSK 1
cold, cool; lonely
對 duì correct, right; facing, opposed
千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
夫 fū
HSK 2
man, male adult, husband; those
指 zhǐ
HSK 4
finger, toe; point, indicate