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火冒三丈

huǒ mào sān zhàng

4-character word

What 火冒三丈 means

1. to get really angry

The characters in 火冒三丈

• 火huǒfire; urgent; ammunition
• 冒màoto emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; (bound form) reckless
• 三sānthree; 3
• 丈zhàngmeasure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband

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