怒 发 冲 冠

nù fà chōng guāndictionary entry

lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom) / fig. seething in anger / raise one's hackles

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Original source entry:

怒髮衝冠 怒发冲冠 [nu4 fa4 chong1 guan1] /lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom)/fig. seething in anger/raise one's hackles/

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Other forms in these source records: 怒髮衝冠

怒
nù
anger / fury / flourishing / vigorous
Nù
Nu ethnic group
发
fā
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)
fà
hair / Taiwan pr. [fǎ]
冲
chōng
(of water) to dash against / to mix with water / to infuse / to rinse / to flush / to develop (a film) / to rise in the air / to clash / to collide with / thoroughfare / to go straight ahead / to rush
chòng
powerful / vigorous / pungent / towards / in view of
冠
guān
hat / crown / crest / cap
guàn
to put on a hat / to be first / to dub
Guàn
surname Guan

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