怒髮衝冠

Chinese
indignant hair of great force; towards; dash against
 
to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
trad. (怒髮衝冠) 怒 髮 衝 冠
simp. (怒发冲冠) 怒 发 冲 冠

Etymology

From the Records of the Grand Historian:

相如因持璧卻立，倚柱，怒髮上衝冠。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
相如因持璧却立，倚柱，怒发上冲冠。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, circa 91 BCE
Xiàngrú yīn chí bì què lì, yǐ zhù, nù fà shàng chōngguàn. [Pinyin]
Lin Xiangru, holding the jade, then stepped back and leant against the pillar, and was so furious that his hair raised his hat.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nùfàchōngguān, nùfǎchōngguān
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄨˋ ㄈㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ, ㄋㄨˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): nou6 faat3 cung1 gun1

Idiom

怒髮衝冠

  1. to be furious
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