Definition
恼羞成怒 is an idiom meaning 'to fly into a rage out of humiliation'. It describes a reaction where someone becomes angry instead of ashamed when embarrassed, often lashing out defensively. The sequence of characters tracks the shift: 'humiliation → shame → become → anger'.
phrase
to fly into a rage out of humiliationto become angry from shame
Examples
- ，恼羞成怒，。Dāngzhòng bèi zhǐ chū cuòwù hòu, tā nǎo xiū chéng nù, dàshēng fǎnbó.After being publicly corrected, he flew into a rage out of humiliation and loudly retorted.
- 恼羞成怒，。Tā yīnwèi shū diào le bǐsài ér nǎo xiū chéng nù, bǎ qiúpāi shuāi zài dìshang.She became angry from shame after losing the match and threw her racket on the ground.
- 恼羞成怒，。Lǎobǎn bèi yuángōng zhìyí hòu nǎo xiū chéng nù, dāngchǎng xuānbù kāichú tā.The boss, after being questioned by an employee, flew into a rage out of humiliation and announced his dismissal on the spot.
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