七窍生烟

Traditional: 七竅生煙

qī qiào shēng yān

Dictionary entry

lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)

What does 七窍生烟 mean?

七窍生烟 (qī qiào shēng yān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)

2fig. to seethe with anger

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七qīseven · 7 窍qiàohole · opening 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 烟yāncigarette or pipe tobacco · CL:根[gen1]

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