Definition
气话 refers specifically to words spoken in anger — not the act of being angry itself, but the verbal content that often sounds harsh or unreasonable and is later regretted. It is a noun, commonly used as the object of 说 ('to say') or as the complement of 是. Unlike English 'angry outburst' (which could describe an emotional reaction), 气话 always refers to the utterance.
n.
words spoken in angerangry remarks (often said and later regretted)
Examples
- 气话，。Tā shuō de dōu shì qì huà, nǐ bié dàngzhēn.What he said was just angry words — don't take it seriously.
- 气话，。Wǒ zhīdào nà shì qì huà, suǒyǐ méi fàng zài xīn shang.I knew those were angry words, so I didn't take them to heart.
- 气话，。Fūqī chǎojià shí shuō de qì huà, guòhòu chángcháng huì hòuhuǐ.The angry words said during a couple's quarrel are often regretted afterward.
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