guānghuǒ

光火

Word · Verb

get angry; lose one's temper

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to get angry; to lose one's temper

dialect

A dialectal expression, more common in certain Southern Chinese dialects like Wu Chinese (e.g., Shanghai, Suzhou). It conveys a sudden flare-up of anger, often over a specific incident.

Tā他
tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
hòu后
lì立
kè刻
guāng光
huǒ火
le了
 。

He got angry immediately upon hearing this news.

Bié别
wèi为
zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
guāng光
huǒ火
 ,
bù不
zhí值
dé得
 。

Don't lose your temper over such a trivial matter; it's not worth it.

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Kàn看
dào到
hái孩
zi子
bǎ把
fáng房
jiān间
nòng弄
dé得
yī一
tuán团
zāo糟
 ,
mā妈
ma妈
yǒu有
diǎn点
guāng光
huǒ火
 。

Seeing the child make a mess of the room, Mom got a bit angry.