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to flip out

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

fa1biao1 fābiāo

Meaning


Primary

to flip out

Alternatives

flip out, flipped out, flipping out, flips out, to lose one's temper, lose one's temper

Mnemonic


发飙 To flip out is to lose your temper and 发 send out a 飙 whirlwind of anger and criticism at everyone around you. Chill out, dude!

Usage


他 因为 被 批评 而 发飙 了。

He lost his temper because of the criticism.

每次 迟到, 老师 都 会 发飙。

The teacher loses their temper every time someone is late.

老板 对 员工 的 错误 发飙 了。

The boss lost his temper at the employees' mistakes.