张牙舞爪

张
張
牙
牙
舞
舞
爪
爪
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures

Characters and words in 张牙舞爪

张
張
zha̅ng = zh + ang1
surname Zhang
张
張
zha̅ng = zh + ang1
to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes
张 = 弓 + 长 : Mnemonic symbol: a spreadsheet. James II of England (zh) practices his archery skills in front of the anglepod (ang1). Riding on a longboard (长) he shoots arrows using his composite bow (弓) trying to hit a spreadsheet (张).
牙
yá = y + a2
tooth / ivory / CL:顆|颗[ke1]
Mnemonic symbol: wisdom tooth. Maud Younger has a wisdom tooth removed just inside the ashram's kitchen.
舞
wǔ = w + Ø3
to dance / to wield / to brandish
舞 = 無 + 舛 : Willy Walrus (w) is still in complete harmony with the Tao (無) as he is dancing in trance through the space station (Ø3)—until he mistakenly (舛) hits the lever starting the emergency protocol, having alarms go off and what not.
爪
zhǎo = zh + ao3
foot of a bird or animal / paw / claws / talons
爪
zhuǎ = zhu + a3
(coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc
Julian Giant Squid (zhu) grew a claw (爪) on each tentacle. In the ashram (a3) he looks even more dangerous this way.

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