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七竅生煙 (cat1 hiu3 sang1 jin1) — extremely angry (lit., "smoke coming out from 7 facial openings: two eyes, two ears, nose (two holes), one mouth") | also 七孔生煙 in Cantonese

catˉ¹七hiu˗₃竅sangˉ¹生jinˉ¹煙
简 七窍生烟
Mandarin Pinyin: qi1 qiao4 sheng1 yan1

Meaning of 七竅生煙

nounextremely angry (lit., "smoke coming out from 7 facial openings: two eyes, two ears, nose (two holes), one mouth") | also 七孔生煙

Example Sentences with 七竅生煙

老細畀啲工人激到佢七竅生煙
Boss got really pissed off by the workers.
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Characters in 七竅生煙

七cat1
seven; seven times
竅hiu3
aperture; cave; hole
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw
煙jin1
be irritated by smoke

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