怒髮衝冠 nù fà chōng guān

fig. seething in anger; raise one's hackles

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
怒 nù HSK 6
anger; fury; vigorous
髮 fà
hair; Taiwan pr. fǎ
衝 chōng
to rush; to go straight ahead; to clash
冠 guān HSK 5
to be first; to put on a hat; to dub