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吹鬍子瞪眼

简吹胡子瞪眼 · 繁吹鬍子瞪眼

Mandarin · pinyin chuī hú zi dèng yǎn

to get angry; to fume

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吹: chuī · blow; puff; brag, boast
鬍: Look up this written character
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
瞪: dèng · stare at
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
胡: hú · recklessly, foolishly; wildly

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1–2–5–4–3 · chui1 hu2 zi5 deng4 yan3

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(idiomatic) to get angry; to be enraged; to foam at the mouth and glare with rage

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