怒发冲冠

Traditional (Taiwan): 怒髮衝冠

nùfàchōngguān ㄋㄨˋ ㄈㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ

    • lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom)
    • fig. seething in anger
    • raise one's hackles

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

怒发冲冠 is mostly written and usually describes righteous anger of a positive figure, so it is commendatory. 怒不可遏 stresses anger so great it can't be restrained; it is also written but neutral.

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