张牙舞爪 Traditional 張牙舞爪 zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo 🔊 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo 張牙舞爪 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures Its characters 张zhāngto open upHSK 3牙yátoothHSK 3舞wǔto danceHSK 7–9爪zhǎofoot of a bird or animal