無名火

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 無明火 (“rage; anger; lust; mundane desire”).
(This term is a variant form of 無明火).

Etymology 2

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to not have a name; anonymous; nameless
 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
trad. (無名火) 無名
simp. (无名火) 无名

Corrupted form of 無明火无明火 (wúmínghuǒ), influenced by 無名无名 (wúmíng, “unnamed”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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無名火

  1. (sometimes proscribed) anger out of nowhere
Synonyms
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