怒从心上起，恶向胆边生 — “Anger rises from the heart, malice springs from the side of courage”
怒从心上起，恶向胆边生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so enraged that one becomes daring enough to commit reckless or extreme actions; to be consumed by overwhelming fury that overrides caution”. Literally, “Anger rises from the heart, malice springs from the side of courage”.
怒从心上起，恶向胆边生 Pronunciation and Pinyin
怒从心上起，恶向胆边生 Character Breakdown
| Character | Pinyin | Strokes | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| nù | 9 | angry, furious, rage | |
| cóng | 4 | to follow or comply | |
| xīn | 4 | heart, mind, core | |
| shàng | 3 | up, above, on, previous, ascend | |
| qǐ | 10 | to rise, start, or begin | |
| ， | ， | — | |
| è | 10 | evil, bad, wicked | |
| xiàng | 6 | towards, facing, direction | |
| dǎn | 9 | gallbladder, courage, liner | |
| biān | 6 | side, edge, border, while | |
| shēng | 5 | to be born, grow, or live |
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More idioms starting with 怒
- nù怒bù不kě可è遏uncontrollable fury
- nù怒cóng从xīn心shàng上qǐ起anger surges from the heart
- nù怒cóng从xīn心shēng生anger wells up from the heart
- nù怒cóng从xīn心qǐ起anger rises from the heart
- nù怒fà发chōng冲guān冠to be in a towering rage
- nù怒róng容kě可jū掬to wear a formidable scowl
- nù怒róng容mǎn满miàn面face full of rage
- nù怒xíng形yú于sè色anger showing on one's face
- nù怒qì气chōng冲chōng冲seething with anger
- nù怒qì气chōng冲tiān天filled with towering rage
- nù怒qì气chōng冲xiāo霄furious beyond measure
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Open the tool →Questions about 怒从心上起，恶向胆边生
What does 怒从心上起，恶向胆边生 mean?
怒从心上起，恶向胆边生 (nù cóng xīn shàng qǐ ， è xiàng dǎn biān shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so enraged that one becomes daring enough to commit reckless or extreme actions; to be consumed by overwhelming fury that overrides caution”.
How do you pronounce 怒从心上起，恶向胆边生?
怒从心上起，恶向胆边生 is pronounced nù cóng xīn shàng qǐ ， è xiàng dǎn biān shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 怒从心上起，恶向胆边生 literally mean?
Literally, 怒从心上起，恶向胆边生 means “Anger rises from the heart, malice springs from the side of courage”. It is used to mean “to be so enraged that one becomes daring enough to commit reckless or extreme actions; to be consumed by overwhelming fury that overrides caution”.
What is the Chinese definition of 怒从心上起，恶向胆边生?
比喻愤怒到极点就会胆大得什么事都干得出来。也泛指恼怒到极点。