fiery temper; hot-headedness
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fiery temper; hot-headedness; irascibility
informalDescribes a person's innate, quick-to-anger disposition. Often used in informal contexts. Synonymous with '火性子'.
Tā他
yǒu有
diǎn点
huǒ火
xìng性
，
jǐ几
jù句
huà话
bù不
duì对
fu付
jiù就
jí急
le了
。
He has a bit of a fiery temper; he gets angry if a few words don't sit right with him.
Lǎo老
Zhāng张
de的
huǒ火
xìng性
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
shuō说
huà话
dōu都
ràng让
zhe着
tā他
。
Everyone knows Old Zhang's hot-headedness, so they all yield to him when speaking.
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Tā她
suī虽
rán然
xìng性
zi子
jí急
，
dàn但
huǒ火
xìng性
guò过
qù去
de得
yě也
kuài快
，
bù不
jì记
chóu仇
。
Although she's quick-tempered, her anger passes quickly, and she doesn't hold a grudge.