| 金刚怒目 | jīn gāng nù mù | (idiom) to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity | 
| 金 | Jīn | surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) | 
| 金 | jīn | gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 | 
| 金刚 | Jīn gāng | King Kong | 
| 金刚 | jīn gāng | diamond / (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon) / guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography) | 
| 刚 | gāng | hard / firm / strong / just / barely / exactly | 
| 怒 | nù | anger / fury / flourishing / vigorous | 
| 怒目 | nù mù | with glaring eyes / glowering | 
| 目 | mù | eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目数) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title |