to ang kong siao
- idiom
- Slang
:
enloquecer
- He tends to ang kong siao when he gets bad news.
Examples
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Don't ang kong siao over a small mistake.
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She went ang kong siao when she heard the news.
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Don't go ang kong siao; it's just a game.
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He gets ang kong siao over the smallest things.
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He tends to ang kong siao when he gets bad news.
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She went ang kong siao when she heard the news.
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Don't go ang kong siao; it's just a game.
Synonyms
8
8.1
To lose control because you are very excited or angry
2
9.9
To become very angry and act in a wild, out of control way
To act in a loud, wild, and foolish way
How Agitated
- Informal
27
7.7
- Informal
430
6.8
- Slang
362
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
ang + kong + siao
The phrase is a non-standard loan/colloquial string whose constituent forms are not English dictionary items here, so an average B1 learner who only knows English vocabulary would not be able to derive the meaning. Its meaning ('become extremely upset/act crazily') is idiomatic and tied to specific dialectal usage rather than transparent composition from recognisable English parts, making it unpredictable to learners.
Etymology
Ang kong siao may come from the Hokkien words ang ('red') and siao ('crazy'), which makes a picture of someone turning red and losing control. That's why it means 'to become very upset, agitated, or act crazily'.