Getting angry in Chinese?

<p>How do you tell people you&rsquo;re angry in Chinese?</p> <p>The word for &ldquo;getting angry&rdquo; in Chinese is 生氣 (shēngq&igrave;; this is more commonly used) or 發怒 (fān&ugrave;; this is more literary, and more intense)</p> <p>Let&rsquo;s break it down:</p> <p>生氣 (shēngq&igrave;) is made of&hellip;</p> <ul> <li><strong>生 (shēng)</strong>: This character means &ldquo;to be born,&rdquo; &ldquo;to grow,&rdquo; or &ldquo;to live.&rdquo; It refers to the beginning or existence of something and can also imply rising emotions or states.</li> <li><strong>氣 (q&igrave;)</strong>: This character means &ldquo;air,&rdquo; &ldquo;gas,&rdquo; or &ldquo;spirit,&rdquo; or in this case, mood or temperament. This character is made of the &ldquo;气&rdquo; radical on the top, indicating steam or gas, and &ldquo;米&rdquo; (mǐ, meaning &ldquo;rice&rdquo;) as the bottom part, maybe suggesting food, which keeps people alive when they eat it, and now you have the concept of &ldquo;vital energy or spirit.&rdquo;</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://singandlearnchinese.medium.com/getting-angry-in-chinese-7a035c3317db"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>
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