to get angry; to flare up
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to get angry; to lose one's temper; to flare up
dialectA regional/dialect term, often used in Northern Mandarin. The '儿' (ér) suffix is optional, indicating colloquialism. It vividly compares anger to 'hanging fire' or 'catching fire'.
Yǒu有
huà话
màn慢
man慢
shuō说
，
bié别
guà挂
huǒ火
。
If you have something to say, say it slowly; don't get angry.
Yī一
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
jiù就
guà挂
huǒ火
r儿
，
bù不
zhí值
dé得
。
Getting angry over such a trivial matter isn't worth it.
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Kàn看
tā他
guà挂
huǒ火
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
bù不
gǎn敢
shuō说
huà话
le了
。
Seeing how angry he looked, everyone was afraid to speak.
Nǐ你
bié别
rě惹
tā他
，
tā他
jīn今
tiān天
róng容
yì易
guà挂
huǒ火
。
Don't provoke him; he's easily angered today.