<p>"他急红了眼" means "He is extremely anxious". Generally speaking, when people go crazy, his eyes usually are full of red bloodshot. It seems that eyes turns red. Besides, Maybe you will see "杀红了眼" in literature and mass media to describe a crazy killer.</p>

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zz22
<p>急红了眼 means being <strong>very anxious or angry</strong>. I think it's a regional slang but I can't find a dictionary entry to this exact phrase.</p>

<p>I have found two very closely related (and synonymous) words: <a href="http://www.zdic.net/c/5/145/318439.htm" rel="nofollow">急眼</a> and <a href="http://www.zdic.net/c/2/13d/305211.htm" rel="nofollow">红眼</a>, the former of which is slang. The reference to "red eyes" indicates strong emotion, where the eyes can become reddened especially when one is on the verge of tears.</p>

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congusbongus
<p>But the phrase prefers to express someone is about to do something so badly that he wouldn't care about any (usually terrible) consequences.
Considering 红眼 also has the meaning of envy, jealous.</p>

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  <p>看到自己打下的猎物被张三捡了起来，就在张三跨上马背挥鞭离去时，他急红了眼，搭上箭开弓射去</p>
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<p>So violated, fictional not real</p>

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  <p>当年一起入职的同事都已经升官发财，只有自己还看不到出路，每次想到这个，都让他急红了眼</p>
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http8086
<p>他急红了眼means he is so angry that his eyes turn red.It is a strong emphasis which means he is very angry.</p>

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RaymondYue
<p>In Chinese, 红眼(red eyes) always mean someone is in extreme emotional state.</p>

<p>So combing with 急(anxious\angry), it means you are so anxious that your eyes turn red.</p>

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  <p>他急红了眼(He's very very anxious or angry)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>You can try more combinations, like 哭(cry)</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>他哭红了眼(He's very sad)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>or 愁(worry)</p>

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  <p>他愁红了眼(He's very worried)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>or 杀(kill)</p>

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  <p>他杀红了眼(He's on killing spree)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>In theory, you can add 红眼(red eyes) to many verbs, but in reality, only a few verbs are allowed to do this.</p>

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Ave Maleficum
<p>I've heard that expression while I was in Beijing, and I can't find the translation when I scroll the Internet. 
Do you know what it means? </p>

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Meaning of 他急红了眼?
# Meaning of 他急红了眼?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-10)

I've heard that expression while I was in Beijing, and I can't find the translation when I scroll the Internet.
Do you know what it means?

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2014-03-12. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

In Chinese, 红眼(red eyes) always mean someone is in extreme emotional state.

So combing with 急(anxious\angry), it means you are so anxious that your eyes turn red.

> 他急红了眼(He's very very anxious or angry)

You can try more combinations, like 哭(cry)

> 他哭红了眼(He's very sad)

or 愁(worry)

> 他愁红了眼(He's very worried)

or 杀(kill)

> 他杀红了眼(He's on killing spree)

In theory, you can add 红眼(red eyes) to many verbs, but in reality, only a few verbs are allowed to do this.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-03-11. Score: 4

"他急红了眼" means "He is extremely anxious". Generally speaking, when people go crazy, his eyes usually are full of red bloodshot. It seems that eyes turns red. Besides, Maybe you will see "杀红了眼" in literature and mass media to describe a crazy killer.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-03-10. Score: 4

急红了眼 means being **very anxious or angry**. I think it's a regional slang but I can't find a dictionary entry to this exact phrase.

I have found two very closely related (and synonymous) words: [急眼](http://www.zdic.net/c/5/145/318439.htm) and [红眼](http://www.zdic.net/c/2/13d/305211.htm), the former of which is slang. The reference to "red eyes" indicates strong emotion, where the eyes can become reddened especially when one is on the verge of tears.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-03-11. Score: 2

But the phrase prefers to express someone is about to do something so badly that he wouldn't care about any (usually terrible) consequences.
Considering 红眼 also has the meaning of envy, jealous.

> 看到自己打下的猎物被张三捡了起来，就在张三跨上马背挥鞭离去时，他急红了眼，搭上箭开弓射去

So violated, fictional not real

> 当年一起入职的同事都已经升官发财，只有自己还看不到出路，每次想到这个，都让他急红了眼


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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-03-11. Score: 1

他急红了眼means he is so angry that his eyes turn red.It is a strong emphasis which means he is very angry.


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