Definition
上火 (shàng huǒ) has two distinct meanings: in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it refers to 'excessive internal heat' causing symptoms like sore throat or pimples; colloquially, it also means 'to get angry'. Unlike 生气 (shēng qì) or 发火 (fā huǒ), which purely describe anger, 上火's anger sense is often linked to the TCM concept of heat in the body.
verb
(TCM) to suffer from excessive internal heat (causing symptoms like sore throat, pimples, constipation)to get angry
Examples
- 上火，。Nǐ zuìjìn shàng huǒ le, bù shǎo chī diǎn là de.You have excessive internal heat lately; eat less spicy food.
- ，。Tā yīnwèi 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 kāfēi róngyì shàng huǒ.Drinking too much coffee easily causes excessive internal heat.
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