冲冠怒发 — “To be extremely furious”
冲冠怒发 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely furious”. To boil with rage, so angry that one's hair bristles and pushes up one's cap. Literally, “Hair bristles and pushes up the cap in anger”.
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冲冠怒发 Pronunciation and Pinyin
冲冠怒发 Character Breakdown
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当他发现有人恶意破坏了辛苦栽培的花园时，气得冲冠怒发，决定要找出真凶。
When he discovered that someone had maliciously destroyed his meticulously cultivated garden, he was so furious that his hair seemed to stand on end, and he resolved to find the culprit.
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- chōng冲guàn冠zì眦liè裂furious to the point of hair pushing up cap
- chōng冲kǒu口ér而chū出to blurt out without thinking
- chōng冲kǒu口ér而fā发to blurt out impulsively
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- chōng冲hūn昏tóu头nǎo脑to be carried away, lose one's head
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What does 冲冠怒发 mean?
冲冠怒发 (chōng guàn nù fà) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely furious”.
How do you pronounce 冲冠怒发?
冲冠怒发 is pronounced chōng guàn nù fà in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 冲冠怒发 literally mean?
Literally, 冲冠怒发 means “Hair bristles and pushes up the cap in anger”. It is used to mean “to be extremely furious”.
What is the Chinese definition of 冲冠怒发?
形容极为愤怒。