Correct
火冒三丈
/ huǒ mào sān zhàng /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
顿时火冒三丈
2
使……火冒三丈
3
让人火冒三丈的事
4
对某人/某事火冒三丈
5
火冒三丈地说
Definition
火冒三丈
Literally means:
hit the roof with rage
Actually means:
be enraged
火 in Chinese means anger. 冒 in Chinese means outbreak. 丈 in Chinese is a unit equal to one third of ten meters. 三丈 in Chinese meat means (one's anger) reaching a very high degree.
This phrase means figuratively that someone is very angry and indignant.
火，怒气；冒，发作；丈，长度单位（1丈 = 3.333m）；三丈，形容（怒气）不小。
比喻人十分生气，非常愤怒。
Example
Used as predicate, attributive or adverbial adjunct. (作谓语、定语、状语)
1
Dāng
当
tā
他
zhīdào
知道
fēnjiā
分家
zhè
这
shì
事
shì
是
dì
弟
xífur
媳妇儿
tiǎoqǐ
挑起
de
的
,
jiù
就
huǒmàosānzhàng
火冒三丈
dàmà
大骂
dìdi
弟弟
méichūxī
没出息
,
shìshì
事事
tīng
听
lǎopó
老婆
de
的
。
When he knew that the division of the matter was provoked by his brother-in-law, he took the fire and scolded his brother for not doing anything, and listened to his wife.
2
Lǎobǎn
老板
yī
一
kàn
看
huǒji
伙计
gēn
跟
gùkè
顾客
chǎo
吵
qǐ
起
jià
架
lái
来
le
了
,
huǒmàosānzhàng
火冒三丈
dì
地
dāngchǎng
当场
xùn
训
qǐ
起
le
了
huǒji
伙计
。
The boss saw the guy quarrel with the customer, and the fire started on the spot to train the man.
3
Huǒmàosānzhàng
火冒三丈
de
的
tā
他
wàngjì
忘记
le
了
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
shēnfèn
身份
,
huīquán
挥拳
jiù
就
dá
打
,
bǎ
把
duìfāng
对方
dá
打
de
得
bízi
鼻子
dōu
都
chūxuè
出血
le
了
。
He forgot his identity, punched him and punched him in the nose.