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火冒三丈

Mandarin · pinyin huǒ mào sān zhàng

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

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