角弓反张

Traditional form:

角弓反張

Pinyin (reading):

jiǎogōngfǎnzhāng

Definitions:

• opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis

Characters:

• 角 - angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
• 弓 - bow; curved, arched
• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 张 - to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper

Traditional characters:

• 角 - angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
• 弓 - bow; curved, arched
• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 張 - to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper