| 七窍生烟 |
qī qiào shēng yān |
lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom) / fig. to seethe with anger |
| 七 |
qī |
seven / 7 |
| 七窍 |
qī qiào |
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth |
| 窍 |
qiào |
hole / opening / orifice (of the human body) / (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem) |
| 生 |
shēng |
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student |
| 烟 |
yān |
cigarette or pipe tobacco / CL:根 / smoke / mist / vapour / CL:缕 / tobacco plant / (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke |
| 烟 |
yān |
tobacco (variant of 烟) |