fly into a rage; furious
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to fly into a rage; to be furious
三丈 is an old unit of measurement; here it means "three zhang (about 10 meters)", used metaphorically to indicate a very high level of anger, like flames shooting up. The idiom vividly describes someone losing their temper completely.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
wū诬
miè蔑
，
tā他
lì立
kè刻
huǒ火
mào冒
sān三
zhàng丈
。
Upon hearing this slander, he immediately flew into a rage.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
fā发
xiàn现
bào报
gào告
quán全
shì是
cuò错
wù误
，
qì气
de得
huǒ火
mào冒
sān三
zhàng丈
。
The boss was furious when he found the report was full of mistakes.
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Wèi为
zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
jiù就
huǒ火
mào冒
sān三
zhàng丈
，
bù不
zhí值
dé得
。
It's not worth getting so furious over such a trivial matter.
Kàn看
dào到
ér儿
zi子
yòu又
zài在
wán玩
yóu游
xì戏
，
fù父
qīn亲
huǒ火
mào冒
sān三
zhàng丈
。
Seeing his son playing games again, the father was furious.