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恼羞成怒

nǎo xiū chéng nùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0d97217225314ac1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

惱羞成怒 恼羞成怒 [nao3 xiu1 cheng2 nu4] /(idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation/

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Other forms in these source records: 惱羞成怒

  • 恼
    nǎo

    to get angry

  • 羞
    xiū

    shy / ashamed / shame / bashful / delicacies

  • 成
    chéng

    to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

    Chéng

    surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]

  • 怒
    nù

    anger / fury / flourishing / vigorous

    Nù

    Nu ethnic group

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.