Definition
无名火 literally means 'nameless fire' but is an idiomatic noun referring to a sudden, unexplained burst of anger or rage — fury that seems to come from nowhere. It often appears in the collocation 发无名火 (to vent inexplicable anger).
n
unexplained angerinexplicable rage
Examples
- 无名火，。Tā jīntiān tūrán fā mó, shéi dōu bù gǎn gēn tā shuōhuà.He suddenly flew into an inexplicable rage today, so no one dared talk to him.
- ，无名火。Wǒ yě bù zhīdào wèishéme, xīnli zǒng yǒu yì gǔ mó.I don't know why either, but there's always a nameless anger in my heart.
- ，无名火。Yùdào fánxīn shì de shíhou, yào xuéhuì kòngzhì mó.When encountering troubles, you need to learn to control your inexplicable anger.
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