wúmínghuǒ

无明火

Word · NounTraditional無明火

anger; fury from ignorance

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

anger; fury; rage (esp. arising from delusion or ignorance)

formal

源自佛教术语,无明(avidyā)指愚昧、不明真理的状态。常与“起”连用构成“无明火起”。也作“无名火”。

Tā他
yī一
tīng听
zhè这
huà话
 ,
dùn顿
shí时
wú无
míng明
huǒ火
qǐ起
 ,
pāi拍
àn案
ér而
qǐ起
 。

Upon hearing these words, he flew into a rage and slammed the table as he stood up.

Yā压
le了
sān三
nián年
de的
wú无
míng明
huǒ火
 ,
jīn今
tiān天
zhōng终
yú于
bào爆
fā发
le了
 。

The anger that had been suppressed for three years finally exploded today.

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Bù不
zhī知
cóng从
nǎ哪
lǐ里
mào冒
qǐ起
yī一
gǔ股
wú无
míng明
huǒ火
 ,
tā他
duì对
zhe着
diàn电
huà话
dà大
shēng声
hǒu吼
le了
qǐ起
lái来
 。

A fit of anger welled up from nowhere, and he shouted into the phone.

Zhè这
jiào叫
rén人
rú如
hé何
bù不
wú无
míng明
huǒ火
qǐ起
 ?

How could this not make anyone's blood boil?