Chinese More information (a measure word); surname; open up, tooth; ivory ... (a measure word); surname; open up tooth; ivory to dance; to wield; to brandish claw trad. (張牙舞爪) 張 牙 舞 爪 simp. (张牙舞爪) 张 牙 舞 爪 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): zhāngyáwǔzhǎo (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤ ㄧㄚˊ ㄨˇ ㄓㄠˇ Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng1 ngaa4 mou5 zaau2 Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: zhāngyáwǔzhǎo [Phonetic: zhāngyáwúzhǎo] Zhuyin: ㄓㄤ ㄧㄚˊ ㄨˇ ㄓㄠˇ Tongyong Pinyin: jhangyáwǔjhǎo Wade–Giles: chang1-ya2-wu3-chao3 Yale: jāng-yá-wǔ-jǎu Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jangyawuujao Palladius: чжанъяучжао (čžanʺjaučžao) Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ jä³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: zoeng1 ngaa4 mou5 zaau2 Yale: jēung ngàh móuh jáau Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng1 ngaa4 mou5 dzaau2 Guangdong Romanization: zêng1 nga4 mou5 zao2 Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹ mou̯¹³ t͡saːu̯³⁵/ Idiom 張牙舞爪 (of a beast) to be ferocious (of a person, figurative) to act savagely and threateninglyWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.