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回瞋作喜
回瞋作喜
回瞋作喜
回瞋作喜
回瞋作喜

回瞋作喜 — “To turn one's anger into joy”

回瞋作喜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn one's anger into joy”. To change from a frown to a smile. Literally, “turn anger into joy”.

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回瞋作喜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

回瞋作喜 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
回
huí6return, reply, revolve
瞋chēn—
作
zuò7to do, make, or act
喜
xǐ12happy, joyful, like, prefer

Example Sentence with 回瞋作喜

小明听到公司项目成功的好消息后,立刻回瞋作喜,脸上的怒气一扫而光。
Upon hearing the good news about the company's project success, Xiao Ming immediately turned his anger into joy, and the frown on his face vanished.

Idioms Related to 回瞋作喜

Synonyms of 回瞋作喜

  • huí回chēn嗔zuò作xǐ喜turn anger into joy

More idioms starting with 回

  • huí回guāng光fǎn反zhào照temporary revival before collapse
  • huí回guāng光fǎn返zhào照final burst of activity before collapse
  • huí回wèi味wú无qióng穷endless aftertaste
  • huí回tiān天zhī之lì力power to reverse a desperate situation
  • huí回tiān天fá乏shù术powerless to reverse a desperate situation
  • huí回tiān天dǎo倒rì日reverse an irreversible situation
  • huí回tiān天zài再zào造reverse a desperate situation and restore
  • huí回tiān天wǎn挽rì日turn the tide in a desperate situation
  • huí回tiān天wú无lì力powerless to reverse a dire situation
  • huí回tiān天zhuǎn转dì地profoundly alter a situation or attitude
  • huí回tiān天zhuǎn转rì日reverse an irreversible situation

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Questions about 回瞋作喜

What does 回瞋作喜 mean?

回瞋作喜 (huí chēn zuò xǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn one's anger into joy”.

How do you pronounce 回瞋作喜?

回瞋作喜 is pronounced huí chēn zuò xǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 回瞋作喜 literally mean?

Literally, 回瞋作喜 means “turn anger into joy”. It is used to mean “to turn one's anger into joy”.

What is the Chinese definition of 回瞋作喜?

瞋:发怒时瞪大眼睛。由发怒转为高兴

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