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七竅生煙

简七窍生烟 · 繁七竅生煙

Mandarin · pinyin qī qiào shēng yān

lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
fig. to seethe with anger

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七: qī · seven
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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
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窍: qiào · hole, opening, aperture
烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

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1–4–1–1 · qi1 qiao4 sheng1 yan1

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