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七窍生烟
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PinYin qī qiào shēng yān
Simplified 七窍生烟
Traditional 七竅生煙
- lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
- fig. to seethe with anger
Chinese meanings
- qīqīàoshēngyān
形容气愤之极,好像耳目口鼻都冒火。
Chinese meanings
- qī qiào shēng yān
【近义】愤然作色、怒形于色
【反义】心平气和
【释义】七窍:口和两眼、两耳、两鼻孔。气愤得好象耳目口鼻都要冒出火来。形容气愤到极点。
【出处】清·黄小配《廿载繁华梦》第三回:“说罢,悻悻然转出来。把邓氏气得七窍生烟,觉得脑中一涌,喉里作动,旋吐出鲜血来。”
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