忿怒 (fèn nù) — (noun) fury, indignation, wrath

Definition

A formal, literary word for intense anger (wrath, fury, indignation). Stronger and more written than 愤怒, and far stronger than everyday 生气.

noun
furyindignationwrath
Easily confused

Examples

  • 忿怒。
    Tā de huà yǐn qǐ le dà jiā de fèn nù.
    His words aroused everyone's indignation.
  • ，忿怒。
    Miàn duì bù gōng, tā xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le fèn nù.
    Faced with injustice, his heart was filled with fury.
  • 忿怒。
    Mín zhòng de fèn nù qíng xù zhú jiàn píng xī le.
    The public's angry emotions gradually subsided.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

忿fènindignation
怒nùanger

忿 means indignation and 怒 means anger, together they express wrath.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
奴
奴nú怒nù
Same sound today

怒 pairs 心 (heart) with 奴, which is used for its sound rather than its meaning of slave.

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