无名火 (wú míng huǒ) — unexplained anger, inexplicable rage

Definition

Literally 'nameless fire' — a sudden, unexplained surge of anger with no clear cause. 它的意思是毫无缘由、说不清道不明的怒火，常用'发无名火'或'一股无名火'搭配。

noun

unexplained angerinexplicable rage

Examples

无名火，。
Tā jīn tiān tū rán fā wú míng huǒ, shuí dōu bù gǎn gēn tā shuō huà.
He suddenly flew into an inexplicable rage today, so no one dared talk to him.
，无名火。
Wǒ yě bù zhī dào wèi shén me, xīn lǐ zǒng yǒu yì gǔ wú míng huǒ.
I don't know why either, but there's always a nameless anger in my heart.
，无名火。
Yù dào fán xīn shì de shí hou, yào xué huì kòng zhì wú míng huǒ.
When encountering troubles, you need to learn to control your inexplicable anger.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

无名without name

无wúwithout名míngname

动宾Verb + object

火huǒanger

无名 means without a name or reason, and 火 suggests anger, so it is unexplained rage.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

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