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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 cho·ler /ˈkɑlɚ/
 盛怒

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Chol·er n.
 1. The bile; -- formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility. [Obs.]
    His [Richard Hooker's] complexion . . . was sanguine, with a mixture of choler; and yet his motion was slow.   --I. Warton.
 2. Irritation of the passions; anger; wrath.
    He is rash and very sudden in choler.   --Shak.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 choler
      n 1: an irritable petulant feeling [syn: irritability, crossness,
            fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance]
      2: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some
         real or supposed grievance [syn: anger, ire]
      3: a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver
         and to cause irritability and anger [syn: yellow bile]