fume with anger; be furious
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
fume with extreme anger
literaryUsed to depict a state of being so enraged that it feels as if smoke is coming out of one's ears, eyes, nose, and mouth. Very vivid imagery.
Dé得
zhī知
bèi被
piàn骗
hòu后
，
tā他
qì气
de得
qī七
qiào窍
shēng生
yān烟
。
After learning he had been cheated, he was so angry he was fuming.
Duì对
fāng方
mán蛮
bù不
jiǎng讲
lǐ理
de的
tài态
dù度
ràng让
tā他
qī七
qiào窍
shēng生
yān烟
。
The other party's unreasonable attitude made him furious.
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Lǎo老
bǎn板
kàn看
dào到
zhè这
gè个
dī低
jí级
cuò错
wù误
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
yào要
qī七
qiào窍
shēng生
yān烟
le了
。
When the boss saw this basic mistake, he almost exploded with rage.
Tīng听
dào到
nà那
xiē些
fěi诽
bàng谤
tā他
de的
huà话
，
tā他
nù怒
bù不
kě可
è遏
，
qī七
qiào窍
shēng生
yān烟
。
Upon hearing the slanderous words about him, he was filled with irrepressible fury.