怒发冲冠

怒髮衝冠

nùfà-chōngguān

idiom #42,949

Meanings

1 hair stands up in rage and pushes off the hat
2 seething with fury
3 incensed

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

听到这种侮辱，他怒发冲冠，立刻站了起来。

Tīngdào zhè zhǒng wǔrǔ, tā nùfà-chōngguān, lìkè zhàn le qǐlái.

Hearing such an insult, he flew into a rage and stood up at once.

HSK 7-9

将军怒发冲冠，拔剑而起。

Jiāngjūn nùfà-chōngguān, bá jiàn ér qǐ.

The general, hair bristling with fury, drew his sword and rose.

Tips

history

From the Han-dynasty histories: the envoy Lin Xiangru confronts the king of Qin over a famous jade disc, his rage so fierce his hair pushes up against his ceremonial cap. The image was later immortalized in the Song general Yue Fei’s poem "Manjianghong".

Stroke Order

怒 nù

发 fā

冲 chōng

冠 guān