惱羞成怒

Chinese

		get mad	shy; ashamed; shame shy; ashamed; shame; bashful	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	indignant
trad. (惱羞成怒)		惱	羞	成	怒
simp. (恼羞成怒)		恼	羞	成	怒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǎoxiūchéngnù

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nou⁵ sau¹ sing⁴ nou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǎoxiūchéngnù
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nǎosiouchéngnù
    • Wade–Giles: nao³-hsiu¹-chʻêng²-nu⁴
    • Yale: nǎu-syōu-chéng-nù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naoshioucherngnuh
    • Palladius: наосючэнну (naosjučɛnnu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ nu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nou⁵ sau¹ sing⁴ nou⁶
    • Yale: nóuh sāu sìhng nouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nou⁵ sau¹ sing⁴ nou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: nou⁵ seo¹ xing⁴ nou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nou̯¹³ sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ nou̯²²/

Idiom

惱羞成怒

1. to become angry out of embarrassment

Synonyms

• 老羞成怒 (lǎoxiūchéngnù)