怒发冲冠 in English nu4 fa4 chong1 guan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically seething in anger
  • raise one's hackles

Simplified Characters

怒 发 冲 冠

Traditional Characters

怒 髮 衝 冠

Pinyin

nu4 fa4 chong1 guan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

怒nu4anger 发fa1to send out 冲chong1(of water) to dash against 冠guan1surname Guan