吃槍藥 chī qiāng yào

(fig.) to be ablaze with anger; snappy; ornery

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (fig.) to be ablaze with anger
  2. 2. snappy
  3. 3. ornery
  4. 4. (lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder

Characters

Character Meaning
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
槍 qiāng
gun; firearm; rifle
藥 yào
medicine; drug