火气 (huǒ qì) — anger, temper; (Traditional Chinese Medicine) internal heat (believed to cause symptoms like sore throat, acne, etc.)
Definition
Literally 'fire-qi', 火气 covers two unrelated senses: everyday 'anger, bad temper' (他有火气 = he's in a bad mood), and the TCM idea of 'internal heat' blamed for sore throat, acne, etc.
noun
angertemper(Traditional Chinese Medicine) internal heat (believed to cause symptoms like sore throat, acne, etc.)
Examples
- 火气，。Tā zuì jìn huǒ qì hěn dà, dòng bu dòng jiù fā pí qi.He's been in a bad temper lately, losing his temper at the slightest thing.
- ，火气。Nǐ liǎn shàng zhǎng dòu dou le, kě néng shì huǒ qì tài zhòng.You have pimples on your face; it might be too much internal heat.
- ，火气。Bié rě tā, tā xiàn zài huǒ qì zhèng dà.Don't provoke him; he's in a bad mood right now.
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