窝火 (wō huǒ) — (colloquial) to seethe with anger, to be secretly furious
Definition
窝火 means smoldering anger that is held in rather than shown — suppressed fury, not an outburst. Unlike 生气, which is openly annoyed, 窝火 is the quiet, bottled-up kind.
verb
(colloquial) to seethe with angerto be secretly furious
Examples
- 窝火，。Tā tīng le zhè huà xīn lǐ hěn wō huǒ, dàn méi shuō shén me.He was secretly furious after hearing this, but didn't say anything.
- 窝火，。Bié wèi zhè diǎn xiǎo shì wō huǒ le, bù zhí dé.Don't get worked up over such a small thing; it's not worth it.
- ，。Tā wō le yí dù zi huǒ, zhōng yú bào fā le.He had been harboring a bellyful of anger and finally exploded.
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