怒髮衝冠
Chinese
| indignant | hair | of great force; towards; dash against | to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (怒髮衝冠) | 怒 | 髮 | 衝 | 冠 | |
| simp. (怒发冲冠) | 怒 | 发 | 冲 | 冠 | |
Etymology
From the Records of the Grand Historian:
- 相如因持璧卻立，倚柱，怒髮上衝冠。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Xiàngrú yīn chí bì què lì, yǐ zhù, nù fà shàng chōng guàn. [Pinyin]
- Lin Xiangru, holding the jade, then stepped back and leant against the pillar, and was so furious that his hair raised his hat.
相如因持璧却立，倚柱，怒发上冲冠。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nùfàchōngguān
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄨˋ ㄈㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nùfàchongguan
- Wade–Giles: nu4-fa4-chʻung1-kuan1
- Yale: nù-fà-chūng-gwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nuhfahchongguan
- Palladius: нуфачунгуань (nufačunguanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ fä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nùfǎchōngguān
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄨˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nùfǎchongguan
- Wade–Giles: nu4-fa3-chʻung1-kuan1
- Yale: nù-fǎ-chūng-gwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nuhfaachongguan
- Palladius: нуфачунгуань (nufačunguanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nu⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: nou6 faat3 cung1 gun1
- Yale: nouh faat chūng gūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: nou6 faat8 tsung1 gun1
- Guangdong Romanization: nou6 fad3 cung1 gun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /nou̯²² faːt̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
怒髮衝冠
- to be furious