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怒火中烧

Word · IdiomTraditional怒火中燒

burning with rage; seething with anger

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

idiom

burning with rage; seething with anger; furious

literary

Literally describes anger burning in one's heart. Used to express intense fury or indignation.

Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
bù不
gōng公
píng平
de的
jué决
dìng定
 ，
tā他
nù怒
huǒ火
zhōng中
shāo烧
 。

Hearing this unfair decision, he burned with rage.

Kàn看
zhe着
jiā家
yuán园
bèi被
huǐ毁
 ，
cūn村
mín民
men们
gè个
gè个
nù怒
huǒ火
zhōng中
shāo烧
 。

Watching their homes destroyed, every villager was seething with anger.

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Miàn面
duì对
dí敌
rén人
de的
tiǎo挑
xìn衅
 ，
zhàn战
shì士
men们
nù怒
huǒ火
zhōng中
shāo烧
 。

Facing the enemy's provocation, the soldiers burned with rage.

Tā他
bèi被
yuān冤
wang枉
hòu后
 ，
xīn心
zhōng中
nù怒
huǒ火
zhōng中
shāo烧
 。

After being wronged, he was furious.