大發雷霆

简 大发雷霆 · 繁 大發雷霆
Mandarin · pinyin dà fā léi tíng

Meanings

  1. to be furious
  2. to fly into a terrible rage
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Characters in this entry

大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
發
fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
雷
léi · thunder
霆
tíng · a sudden peal of thunder
发
fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
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4–1–2–2 · da4 fa1 lei2 ting2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 faat3 leoi4 ting4

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daai6 faat3 leoi4 ting4

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  1. (idiomatic) to fly into a rage; to be furious

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