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燕頷虎鬚 (jin3 ham4 fu2 sou1) — have the look of someone rich and important in Cantonese

jin˗₃燕hamˎ₄頷fuˊ²虎souˉ¹鬚
简 燕颔虎须
Mandarin Pinyin: yan4 han4 hu3 xu1

Meaning of 燕頷虎鬚

nounhave the look of someone rich and important
nounto have the look of someone rich and important [written and colloquial]

Characters in 燕頷虎鬚

燕jin3
Yan - a state in what is Hebei 河北 today during the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
虎fu2
brave; fierce; savage; vigorous
鬚sou1
beard; moustache; whiskers

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