火冒三丈
Chinese
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) | ||
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trad. (火冒三丈) | 火 | 冒 | 三 | 丈 | |
simp. #(火冒三丈) | 火 | 冒 | 三 | 丈 | |
Literally: “fire soaring three zhangs”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huǒmàosanjhàng
- Wade–Giles: huo3-mao4-san1-chang4
- Yale: hwǒ-màu-sān-jàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huoomawsanjanq
- Palladius: хомаосаньчжан (xomaosanʹčžan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fo2 mou6 saam1 zoeng6
- Yale: fó mouh sāam jeuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: fo2 mou6 saam1 dzoeng6
- Guangdong Romanization: fo2 mou6 sam1 zêng6
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɔː³⁵ mou̯²² saːm⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 火冒三丈
- to fly into a rage; to flare up; to lose one's temper