七竅生煙
qī​qiào​shēng​yān

to seethe with anger

  • created reference approved 七窍生烟/七竅生煙 → 七孔生烟/七孔生煙 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    七窍生烟 / 七竅生煙 qī​qiào​shēng​yān

    七孔生烟 / 七孔生煙 qī​kǒng​shēng​yān

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  • created sense approved 七窍生烟/七竅生煙 · qī​qiào​shēng​yān · to seethe with anger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    七窍生烟 / 七竅生煙

    qī​qiào​shēng​yān

    to seethe with anger

    to be fuming with rage; extremely angry. Literally, smoke comes out of the seven orifices of the head (eyes, ears, nostrils, and mouth).

    七窍 (literal) → 七窍/七竅 · qī​qiào · seven apertures 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to give rise to 烟 (literal) → 烟/煙 · yān · smoke

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