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.

