大怒

dànù

verb

Meanings

皇上闻讯大怒，立刻召见大臣。

Huángshang wén xùn dànù, lìkè zhàojiàn dàchén.

Hearing the news, the emperor flew into a rage and immediately summoned his ministers.

她看见账单后勃然大怒。

Tā kànjiàn zhàngdān hòu bórándànù.

She was instantly furious upon seeing the bill.

More literary than spoken 生气. Common collocations: 勃然大怒 (suddenly furious), 龙颜大怒 (the dragon countenance - i.e. emperor - flies into a rage).

memory

大 (great) + 怒 (anger). The character 怒 places 心 (heart) under 奴 - anger as the heart enslaved.

大 dà

怒 nù