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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries生气
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shēng qì
"听到这个消息他很生气。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
"She was angry about the way she had been treated." - 2
(Of a wound or sore) inflamed and red.
"The cut on his knee looked angry and infected."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse 'angr', meaning 'trouble, affliction, grief', which transitioned through Middle English to denote feelings of vexation, hostility, and wrath. The semantic shift moved from experiencing grief or distress to reacting with strong displeasure and hostility.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Angry" is said worldwide
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fâché
Transliteration: fah-shay
"Il est fâché contre son frère."
wütend
Transliteration: vyoo-tuhnt
"Der Chef war sehr wütend über den Fehler."
arrabbiato
Transliteration: ar-rab-byah-to
"Marco è arrabbiato per il ritardo."
enojado
Transliteration: eh-no-hah-do
"El profesor está enojado con los alumnos."
irritado
Transliteration: ee-ree-tah-doo
"Ele ficou irritado com o barulho."
क्रोधित
Transliteration: krodhit
"वह अपने मित्र से क्रोधित था।"
生气
Transliteration: shēng qì
"听到这个消息他很生气。"
화난
Transliteration: hwan-an
"그는 친구의 거짓말에 화난 표정을 지었다."
怒った
Transliteration: okotta
"彼女は彼の遅刻に怒っている。"
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