勃然大怒

bórán-dànù

idiom #32,546

Meanings

1 to fly into a rage
2 to suddenly erupt in anger

Characters

(adverb marker)

Examples

HSK 1

听到这话，他勃然大怒。

Tīngdào zhè huà, tā bórán-dànù.

On hearing this, he flew into a rage.

HSK 5

老板发现被骗后勃然大怒。

Lǎobǎn fāxiàn bèi piàn hòu bórán-dànù.

After realizing he'd been deceived, the boss flew into a rage.

HSK 7-9

父亲勃然大怒，把桌子拍得咚咚响。

Fùqīn bórán-dànù, bǎ zhuōzi pāi de dōngdōng xiǎng.

Father erupted in anger, slamming the table hard.

Tips

history

From Ban Gu's 《汉书·谷永传》: 'Thus heaven erupted in anger' (皇天勃然发怒), sending violent wind that uprooted trees. The pattern 勃然 + emotion (e.g. 勃然变色) is a classical construction still in common use.

Stroke Order

勃 bó

然 rán

大 dà

怒 nù