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Chinese
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one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
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belly; tripe
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fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
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| trad. (一肚火)
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一
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肚
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火
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| simp. #(一肚火)
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一
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肚
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火
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| Literally: “(to have) a stomach full of fire”.
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Pronunciation
Phrase
一肚火
- (Cantonese, Teochew) to be furious
睇到我一肚火 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- tai2 dou3 ngo5 jat1 tou5 fo2
- watching it made me furious
1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “肚 (tó)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 551:
聽了氣到一肚火 [Teochew, trad.]
听了气到一肚火 [Teochew, simp.]- tian1 liou2 ki3 gao3 zêg8 dou2 huê2 [Peng'im]
- on hearing it, was filled with burning rage
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