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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「發上指冠」.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「發上指冠」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

The appearance of hair standing up. Describes extreme anger.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fā shàng zhǐ guàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

faat3 seung5/seung6 ji2 gun3

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.