For instance, for opening ceremonies at newly constructed temples or for ceremonies to purge roads of ghosts that cause automobile accidents, the generals must appear even more evil- and fierce-looking than the ghosts they are likely to encounter. Take, for instance, the slanty-eyed and crooked-lipped General Liu, whose misshapen mouth exposes many of his grotesque teeth. The idea is to frighten the ghosts.
例如新廟落成時的「開廟門」、為車禍往生者舉辦的「祭路壓煞」，由於所面對的是惡煞厲鬼，因此家將的臉譜會畫得更加凶惡、猙獰，像是眼斜嘴歪的柳將軍，嘴角甚至會斜出臉頰之外而且牙齒外露，意在震懾惡鬼。