杀气腾腾 (shā qì téng téng) — murderous-looking; filled with a violent, hostile atmosphere
Definition
A vivid chengyu describing a person or scene radiating intense, murderous hostility — stronger than just 'angry,' it implies a threatening intent to harm.
idiom
murderous-lookingfilled with a violenthostile atmosphere
Examples
- 杀气腾腾，。Tā zǒu jìn lái de shí hou shā qì téng téng, méi rén gǎn shuō huà.When he walked in with a murderous look, no one dared to speak.
- 杀气腾腾，。Zhàn chǎng shàng shā qì téng téng, shì bīng men jǐn wò wǔ qì.The battlefield was filled with a violent atmosphere; soldiers gripped their weapons tightly.
- 杀气腾腾，。Duì fāng yǎn shén shā qì téng téng, wǒ gǎn jǐn hòu tuì le jǐ bù.The other person's eyes were murderous, so I quickly stepped back a few paces.
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