横贯 Traditional form: 橫貫 Pinyin (reading): héngguàn Definitions: horizontal traverse to cut across to cross transversally Characters: 横 - horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh 贯 - to pierce, to string up; a string of 1000 coins Traditional characters: 橫 - horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh 貫 - to pierce, to string up; a string of 1000 coins