怒发冲冠

Traditional: 怒髮衝冠

nù fà chōng guān

Dictionary entry

lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom)

What does 怒发冲冠 mean?

怒发冲冠 (nù fà chōng guān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom)

2fig. seething in anger

3raise one's hackles

Character breakdown

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怒NùNu ethnic group 发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)冲chōng(of water) to dash against · to mix with water 冠Guànsurname Guan

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怒发冲冠

nù fà chōng guān

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