喜怒无常 — “To be temperamental”
喜怒无常 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be temperamental”. To have unpredictable moods; to be given to mood swings. Literally, “joy and anger without constancy”.
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喜怒无常 Pronunciation and Pinyin
喜怒无常 Character Breakdown
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她最近工作压力大，情绪上喜怒无常，大家都不敢轻易招惹她。
Under a lot of work pressure recently, she has been temperamental, and no one dares to easily provoke her.
Idioms Related to 喜怒无常
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- xǐ喜bù不zì自shèng胜overjoyed beyond control
- xǐ喜cóng从tiān天jiàng降unexpected good fortune
- xǐ喜chū出wàng望wài外overjoyed at unexpected good news
- xǐ喜zé则qì气huǎn缓Joy eases vital energy
- xǐ喜gōng功hǎo好dà大fond of grand achievements
- xǐ喜xíng形yú于yán颜joy expressed on one's face
- xǐ喜nù怒bù不xíng形yú于sè色to keep one's feelings to oneself
- xǐ喜nù怒āi哀jù惧joy, anger, sorrow, and fear
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Open the tool →Questions about 喜怒无常
What does 喜怒无常 mean?
喜怒无常 (xǐ nù wú cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be temperamental”.
How do you pronounce 喜怒无常?
喜怒无常 is pronounced xǐ nù wú cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 喜怒无常 literally mean?
Literally, 喜怒无常 means “joy and anger without constancy”. It is used to mean “to be temperamental”.
What is the Chinese definition of 喜怒无常?
一会儿高兴，一会儿生气。形容态度多变。