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怒火中烧 — “To be consumed with rage”

怒火中烧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be consumed with rage”. To be burning with fury. Literally, “Rage burning in one's heart”.

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怒火中烧 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 怒nù
  • 火huǒ
  • 中zhōng
  • 烧shāo

怒火中烧 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
怒
nù9angry, furious, rage
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular
中
zhōng4middle, in, China, hit, win
烧
shāo10cook, burn, or fever

Example Sentence with 怒火中烧

当他发现有人恶意破坏了辛苦栽培的植物时,顿时怒火中烧
When he discovered that someone had maliciously destroyed the plants he had carefully cultivated, he was instantly consumed with rage.

Idioms Related to 怒火中烧

Synonyms of 怒火中烧

  • nù怒bù不kě可è遏uncontrollable fury
  • nù怒xíng形yú于sè色anger showing on one's face
  • nù怒qì气chōng冲tiān天filled with towering rage

Antonyms of 怒火中烧

  • xǐ喜qì气yáng洋yáng洋beaming with joy
  • xīn心huā花nù怒fàng放heart bursting with joy
  • xīn欣xǐ喜ruò若kuáng狂ecstatic with joy

More idioms starting with 怒

  • nù怒cóng从xīn心shàng上qǐ起anger surges from the heart
  • nù怒cóng从xīn心shàng上qǐ起,,è恶xiàng向dǎn胆biān边shēng生Rage makes one reckless
  • 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cóng从xīn心qǐ起,,è恶xiàng向dǎn胆shēng生Extreme anger fuels audacious behavior
  • 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qì气chōng冲chōng冲seething with anger

Questions about 怒火中烧

What does 怒火中烧 mean?
怒火中烧 (nù huǒ zhōng shāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be consumed with rage”.
How do you pronounce 怒火中烧?
怒火中烧 is pronounced nù huǒ zhōng shāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 怒火中烧 literally mean?
Literally, 怒火中烧 means “Rage burning in one's heart”. It is used to mean “to be consumed with rage”.
What is the Chinese definition of 怒火中烧?
中;心中。怒火在心中燃烧。形容心中怀着极大的愤怒。
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