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The idiom 「七竅生煙」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
Seven orifices: mouth, two eyes, two ears, and two nostrils. He was so angry that it seemed as if fire was coming out of his ears, eyes, mouth and nose. Describes being extremely angry.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qī qiào shēng yān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chat1 hiu3 sang1 yin1
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