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大发雷霆

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4-character word Traditional 大發雷霆

What 大发雷霆 means

1. to be furious
2. to fly into a terrible rage

The characters in 大发雷霆

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
• 雷léithunder; (bound form; military) mine, as in 地雷; (colloquial) to shock; to stun; to astound
• 霆tíngclap of thunder

Example sentences

• 他在对什么大发雷霆啊？
  Tā zài duì shénme dàfāléitíng ā?
  What is he so angry about?
• 他在对什幺大发雷霆啊？
  What is he so angry about?
• 要是给他知道你要结婚的事，他肯定会大发雷霆。
  Yàoshi gěi tā zhīdào nǐ yào jiéhūn de shì, tā kěndìng huì dàfāléitíng.
  Should he hear of your marriage, he will be furious.