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Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「火冒三尺」 below.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「火冒三尺」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

Describes anger to the extreme. Same as “furious”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

huǒ mào sān chǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fo2 mou6 saam1 chek3

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.