烈怒

liènù

noun

Meanings

1 intense rage; fierce wrath

Characters

fierce; intense

Examples

他的烈怒让人不敢靠近。

Tā de liènù ràng rén bù gǎn kàojìn.

His fierce wrath kept people from approaching.

圣经中常提到神的烈怒。

Shèngjīng zhōng cháng tí dào Shén de liènù.

The Bible often speaks of the wrath of God.

Tips

register

Heightened, classical-flavored. 烈 = fierce, intense; 怒 = anger. Common in Chinese-Bible 和合本 translations (神的烈怒 = 'the wrath of God') and in literary or wuxia writing rather than everyday speech.

Stroke Order

烈 liè

怒 nù