furious; high-spirited; rage-filled
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to be burning with anger or filled with high spirits that seem to reach the sky
literaryOriginally describes气势 or 怒气 rising up to the Ox (Niú) and Dipper (Dǒu) constellations (the 28 lunar mansions), implying it reaches the heavens. Also written as 气冲斗牛 (qì chōng dǒu niú).
Tā他
tīng听
shuō说
péng朋
you友
bèi被
yuān冤
wang枉
hòu后
，
qì气
de得
qì气
chōng冲
niú牛
dǒu斗
，
lì立
kè刻
gǎn赶
qù去
zhǎo找
duì对
fāng方
lǐ理
lùn论
。
After hearing that his friend had been wronged, he was furious and immediately rushed over to confront the other party.
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
gè个
gè个
qì气
chōng冲
niú牛
dǒu斗
，
shì誓
sǐ死
bǎo保
wèi卫
jiā家
yuán园
。
Every soldier was filled with high spirits, vowing to defend their homeland to the death.
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Miàn面
duì对
bù不
gōng公
，
tā他
qì气
chōng冲
niú牛
dǒu斗
de地
zhàn站
qǐ起
lái来
fǎn反
bó驳
，
lìng令
zài在
chǎng场
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
zhèn震
jīng惊
。
In the face of injustice, he stood up to refute it with rage, shocking everyone present.