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怒不可遏

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Pīnyīn
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unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *怒* | 怒* | *怒
9画
anger, rage, passion; angry
4733.4
VEP
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *不* | 不* | *不
4画
no, not; un-; negative prefix
1090.0
MF
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *可* | 可* | *可
5画
may, can, -able; possibly
1062.0
MNR
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *遏* | 遏* | *遏
12画
stop, suppress, curb, check; a bar
3630.2
YAPV

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *怒* | 怒* | *怒
Nu ethnic group
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *怒* | 怒* | *怒
anger / fury / flourishing / vigorous
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
 
cannot; should not; must not
  
  
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however
  
  
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
used in 可汗
   
   è
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *遏* | 遏* | *遏
to restrain / to check / to hold back