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火冒三丈

Mandarin · pinyin huǒ mào sān zhàng

Meanings

  1. to get really angry
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火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
冒
mào · risk, brave, dare
三
sān · three
丈
zhàng · unit of length equal 3.3 meters; gentleman, man, husband
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3–4–1–4 · huo3 mao4 san1 zhang4

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fo2 mou6 saam1 zoeng6

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phrase

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

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