惱羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù

to fly into a rage out of humiliation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
惱 nǎo
to get angry
羞 xiū HSK 4
ashamed; shy; shame
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
怒 nù HSK 6
anger; fury; vigorous