Jyutping
zoeng1 ngaa4 mou5 zaau2
Pinyin
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
好似一隻猛獸咁發惡 to flash one's fangs and wave one's claws; figuratively, to make threatening gestures
隻老虎隔住個圍欄張牙舞瓜，好似想食咗我咁。
只老虎隔住个围栏张牙舞瓜，好似想食咗我咁。
zek3 lou5 fu2 gaak3 zyu6 go3 wai4 laan4 zoeng1 ngaa4 mou5 zaau2, hou2 ci5 soeng2 sik6 zo2 ngo5 gam2. The tiger was making threatening gestures through the fences as if it wanted to eat me.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, figuratively, idiomatic, of a person
to act savagely and threateningly