窝火 (wō huǒ) — (colloquial) to seethe with anger, to be secretly furious

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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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