怒不可遏

nùbù-kě'è

idiom #25,889

Meanings

1 unable to restrain one's anger
2 in a towering rage
3 furious beyond control

Characters

to restrain; to suppress; to stop

Examples

听到这个消息，他怒不可遏，拍桌而起。

Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā nùbùkě'è, pāi zhuō ér qǐ.

Upon hearing the news, he was furious beyond control and slammed the table as he stood up.

她怒不可遏地冲出了房间。

Tā nùbùkě'è de chōng chū le fángjiān.

She stormed out of the room in a towering rage.

Tips

memory

怒 (anger) + 不可 (cannot) + 遏 (suppress/stop) — anger that cannot be stopped, like a flood breaking through a dam.

Stroke Order

怒 nù

不 bù

可 kě

遏 è