火冒三丈

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Chinese

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fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
to cover; to emit; to manifest
to cover; to emit; to manifest; to risk; bold; brave
 
three zhang (unit of measurement)
trad. (火冒三丈)
simp. #(火冒三丈)
Literally: “fire soaring three zhangs”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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火冒三丈

  1. to fly into a rage; to flare up; to lose one's temper