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气不打一处来

English translation: Blow one's top

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Chinese term or phrase:	气不打一处来
English translation:	Blow one's top
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12:41 Aug 13, 2005

Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature

Chinese term or phrase: 气不打一处来

Meaning suddenly getting very angry. Is there a similar slang in English?

albertdeng KudoZ activity Questions: 1505 (1 open) (5 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 155 New Zealand
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Explanation:
There are many many ways of saying this in English Slang

Blow one's top or Blow one's stack are probably the closest in meaning

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Nigel Jones
China
Local time: 22:28

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Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

A few suggestions

Denyce Seow

4 +3

FYI

Nigel Jones

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16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

气不打一处来

FYI

Explanation:
There are many many ways of saying this in English Slang

Blow one's top or Blow one's stack are probably the closest in meaning

Nigel Jones
China
Local time: 22:28
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Thank you.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

气不打一处来 A few suggestions

Explanation:
My dictionary has it as "be filled with anger". You might like to consider:
- to see red (definition: to be angry)
- to flare up (definition: to become suddenly excited or angry)
- to lose one's head
- to be hot under the collar
- to hit the roof / to go through the roof

Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 22:28
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