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大发雷霆

大發雷霆
dàfāléitíng
idiom #14,585

Meanings

  1. 1 to be furious
  2. 2 to fly into a terrible rage
  3. 3 to hit the roof

Examples

老板听到消息后大发雷霆。
Lǎobǎn tīngdào xiāoxī hòu dàfāléitíng.
The boss flew into a rage after hearing the news.
爸爸看到成绩单大发雷霆。
Bàba kàndào chéngjìdān dàfāléitíng.
Dad hit the roof when he saw the report card.

Tips

memory
大 (greatly) + 发 (emit) + 雷霆 (thunder and lightning) — to unleash thunder and lightning, i.e., to erupt with fury.
history
雷霆 originally referred to the wrath of Heaven in classical Chinese. The idiom likens a person's anger to a thunderstorm.

Stroke Order

大 dà
发 fā
雷 léi
霆 tíng