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What does 怒髪衝天 (どはつしょうてん) mean?

怒髪衝天 (どはつしょうてん) means being so furious that one’s hair stands on end (lit. hair bristling with rage, piercing the sky).

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being so furious that one’s hair stands on end (lit. hair bristling with rage, piercing the sky)

Example sentences

  • Having had a promise broken, the president scolded his subordinates in a towering rage.

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