恼
羞
成
怒

To fly into a rage out of humiliation in Chinese: 恼羞成怒 (nǎo xiū chéng nù)

nǎo xiū chéng nù

to fly into a rage out of humiliation

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 惱羞成怒1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to fly into a rage out of humiliation
  2. 2to be ashamed into anger (idiom)

Stroke order

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恼
羞
成
怒

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄠˇ

nǎo

ㄋ/ nㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄡ

xiū

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄔㄥˊ

chéng

ㄔ/ chㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄋㄨˋ

nù

ㄋ/ nㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

恼羞成怒

Simplified

惱羞成怒

Traditional

Example sentences

See 恼羞成怒 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 被人揭穿后，他恼羞成怒。

    bèi rén jiē chuān hòu， tā nǎo xiū chéng nù。

    After being exposed, he flew into a rage out of shame.

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