- (also paddy field)
a field in which rice is grown 稻田;水田 a rice paddy 水稻田
- [usually singular] (British English, informal)
a state of being angry or in a bad mood synonym temper发火;发怒
Word Originsense 1 early 17th cent.: from Malay pādī.sense 2 late 19th cent.: from Paddy, associated with obsolete paddywhack ‘Irishman (given to brawling)’.