岩下电

巖下電

yánxiàdiàn

idiom

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他目光如岩下电，盯得人不敢抬头。

Tā mùguāng rú yánxiàdiàn, dīng de rén bù gǎn táitóu.

His gaze was like lightning from under a cliff - no one dared look up.

HSK 7-9

那位老将军双目炯炯，有岩下电之威。

Nà wèi lǎo jiāngjūn shuāngmù jiǒngjiǒng, yǒu yánxiàdiàn zhī wēi.

The old general's eyes shone fiercely, with the piercing force of lightning from a cliff's shadow.

history

From 《世说新语》, describing the sharp, flashing eyes of 王夷甫. Very literary, used in novels and formal praise, not everyday speech.

岩 yán

下 xià

电 diàn