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發脾氣

简发脾气 · 繁發脾氣

Mandarin · pinyin fā pí qì

to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage; to throw a tantrum

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
脾: pí · spleen, pancreas; disposition
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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1–2–4 · fa1 pi2 qi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faat3 pei4 hei3

Cantonese word readings for 發脾氣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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faat3 pei4 hei3

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verb

(verb-object) to lose one's temper; to get into a huff; to throw a tantrum

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