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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

다혈질의

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dahyeoljiril

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Short-fuse/ˈʃɔːrt.fjuːz/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 다혈질이라서 쉽게 화를 낸다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Prone to sudden anger or quick outbursts of temper; easily provoked.

    "He is notoriously short-fuse, so be careful how you critique his work."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the literal concept of an explosive device fitted with a short fuse, which detonates rapidly after ignition. The figurative usage emerged in the mid-20th century in American English to describe individuals who lose their temper quickly and unpredictably.

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