迁怒 (qiān nù) — to vent one's anger on an innocent person; to displace anger onto a third party
Definition
迁怒 means to take out your anger or blame on someone who is not the cause — displacing it onto an innocent person (e.g. after being scolded at work, venting on family at home).
verb
to vent one's anger on an innocent personto displace anger onto a third party
Examples
- 迁怒。Tā bù gāi bǎ zì jǐ gōng zuò shàng de qíng xù qiān nù gěi hái zi.He shouldn't take out his work emotions on the child.
- ，迁怒。Lǎo bǎn jīn tiān xīn qíng bù hǎo, dà jiā xiǎo xīn bié bèi tā qiān nù.The boss is in a bad mood today — everyone be careful not to be his target of displaced anger.
- ，迁怒。Shòu dào pī píng hòu, tā cháng cháng qiān nù yú shēn biān de rén.After being criticized, he often takes it out on the people around him.
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