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Learn about the idiom 「瞋目切齒」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

Open eyes wide when angry. Open your eyes wide and clench your teeth. Describes a look of extreme anger.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tián mù qiē chǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chan1 muk6 chit3 chi2

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