Meaning of 怒发冲冠
怒发冲冠 means so angry that one's hair stands on end and lifts one's hat; bristle with anger; be in a towering rage. Pronounced nù fà chōng guān.
- so angry that one's hair stands on end and lifts one's hat; bristle with anger; be in a towering rage
Definitions & Examples
Tīng听
shuō说
zì自
jǐ己
de的
kē科
yán研
chéng成
guǒ果
bèi被
tā他
rén人
piāo剽
qiè窃
，
lǎo老
jiào教
shòu授
nù怒
fà发
chōng冲
guān冠
，
lì立
jí即
qù去
zhǎo找
yuàn院
zhǎng长
lǐ理
lùn论
。
Upon hearing that his research had been plagiarized, the old professor bristled with anger and immediately went to confront the dean.
Kàn看
dào到
yǒu有
rén人
dāng当
jiē街
qī欺
líng凌
ruò弱
xiǎo小
，
zhè这
wèi位
wǔ武
shì士
nù怒
fà发
chōng冲
guān冠
，
bá拔
jiàn剑
shàng上
qián前
zhì制
zhǐ止
。
Seeing someone bullying the weak in the street, the warrior's hair stood on end with rage as he drew his sword to intervene.
Lìn蔺
Xiàng相
rú如
chí持
bì璧
yǐ倚
zhù柱
，
nù怒
fà发
chōng冲
guān冠
，
biǎo表
shì示
nìng宁
sǐ死
yě也
bù不
jiāng将
Hé和
Shì氏
bì璧
jiāo交
gěi给
Qín秦
wáng王
。
Lin Xiangru held the jade against the pillar, his hair lifting his hat in fury, indicating he would rather die than hand the He Shi Bi to the King of Qin.