Definition
迁怒 means to take your anger out on someone who is not the original cause — to vent your frustration on an innocent third party. It's often used in the pattern 迁怒于 (someone or something). For example: 他受了气，就迁怒于妻子 ('He was upset and took it out on his wife').
v.
to vent one's anger on an innocent personto displace anger onto a third party
Examples
- 迁怒。Tā bù gāi bǎ zìjǐ gōngzuò shàng de qíngxù qiān nù gěi háizi.He shouldn't take out his work emotions on the child.
- ，迁怒。Lǎobǎn jīntiān xīnqíng bù hǎo, dàjiā xiǎoxīn 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。Shòudào pīpíng hòu, tā chángcháng qiān nù yú shēnbiān de rén.After being criticized, he often takes it out on the people around him.
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