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大发雷霆

Word · VerbTraditional大發雷霆

fly into a rage; explode with anger

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

fly into a rage; explode with anger; berate loudly

formal

Literally means 'to unleash a great thunder'. Used to describe someone who is extremely angry and shouting, often in an exaggerated or dramatic way.

Lǎo老
bǎn板
kàn看
dào到
bào报
gào告
de的
cuò错
wù误
hòu后
 ,
dāng当
chǎng场
dà大
fā发
léi雷
tíng霆
 。

The boss flew into a rage on the spot after seeing the mistakes in the report.

Fù父
qīn亲
wèi为
le了
yī一
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
jiù就
duì对
ér儿
zi子
dà大
fā发
léi雷
tíng霆
 。

The father exploded with anger at his son over a trivial matter.

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Jiào教
liàn练
yīn因
wèi为
qiú球
duì队
shū输
le了
bǐ比
sài赛
ér而
zài在
gēng更
yī衣
shì室
lǐ里
dà大
fā发
léi雷
tíng霆
 。

The coach was ranting and raving in the locker room because the team lost the game.