上火 (shàng huǒ) — (TCM) to suffer from excessive internal heat (causing symptoms like sore throat, pimples, constipation); to get angry
Definition
上火 is a TCM term for 'excessive internal heat' (sore throat, pimples, etc.), but colloquially also means 'to get angry.' That 'angry' sense overlaps with 生气 (the everyday word) and 发火 (losing one's temper).
verb
(TCM) to suffer from excessive internal heat (causing symptoms like sore throat, pimples, constipation)to get angry
Examples
- 上火，。Nǐ zuì jìn shàng huǒ le, shǎo chī diǎn là de.You have excessive internal heat lately; eat less spicy food.
- ，。Tā yīn wèi zhè jiàn shì shàng le huǒ, gēn wǒ chǎo le yí jià.He got angry over this matter and had a quarrel with me.
- 上火。Hē tài duō kā fēi róng yì shàng huǒ.Drinking too much coffee easily causes excessive internal heat.
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