恼羞成怒 (nǎo xiū chéng nù) — to fly into a rage out of humiliation; to become angry from shame
Definition
Idiom meaning 'humiliation turns into rage' — a person, shamed or contradicted, erupts in anger as a defensive reaction. Stronger than 面红耳赤, which only describes visible flushing; 恼羞成怒 names the full emotional turn to fury.
phrase
to fly into a rage out of humiliationto become angry from shame
Examples
- ，恼羞成怒，。Dāng zhòng bèi zhǐ chū cuò wù hòu, tā nǎo xiū chéng nù, dà shēng fǎn bó.After being publicly corrected, he flew into a rage out of humiliation and loudly retorted.
- 恼羞成怒，。Tā yīn wèi shū diào le bǐ sài ér nǎo xiū chéng nù, bǎ qiú pāi shuāi zài dì shàng.She became angry from shame after losing the match and threw her racket on the ground.
- 恼羞成怒，。Lǎo bǎn bèi yuán gōng zhì yí hòu nǎo xiū chéng nù, dāng chǎng xuān bù kāi chú tā.The boss, after being questioned by an employee, flew into a rage out of humiliation and announced his dismissal on the spot.
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