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メンチを切る

Hiragana
めんちをきる
Verb
Kansai idiomatic slang
Japanese Meaning
相手をにらみつけて、けんかを売るような態度をとること
Easy Japanese Meaning
人をにらみつけて、けんかを売るような強い目つきで見ること
Chinese (Simplified)
挑衅地怒视(盯着看) / 恶狠狠地瞪人 / (引申)挑起争斗、找架打
What is this buttons?

He has a habit of giving challenging glares to people he doesn't know.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他有冲着不太认识的人挑衅的习惯。

What is this buttons?
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(idiomatic, chiefly Kansai, slang) to stare or glare in challenge; by extension, to pick a fight

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(idiomatic, chiefly Kansai, slang) to stare or glare in challenge; by extension, to pick a fight

See correct answer

メンチを切る

彼はよく知らない人にメンチを切る癖がある。

See correct answer

He has a habit of giving challenging glares to people he doesn't know.

He has a habit of giving challenging glares to people he doesn't know.

See correct answer

彼はよく知らない人にメンチを切る癖がある。

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