老羞成怒 — “To fly into a rage out of extreme shame or humiliation”
老羞成怒 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fly into a rage out of extreme shame or humiliation”. To become furious when deeply embarrassed. Literally, “Deep shame turns into rage”.
老羞成怒 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 老羞成怒
He Qi, the father of Shisanmei He Yufeng, served as a deputy commander under Ji Xiantang. Ji Xiantang wanted to marry He Yufeng to his second son, Ji Duowen, as a second wife.
He Qi was unwilling to accept this marriage proposal and told the matchmaker, "A tiger's daughter cannot be matched with a dog's son."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xiantang was shamed into anger. He immediately dismissed He Qi from his post, had him arrested and thrown into prison, and shortly after, had him executed.
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More idioms starting with 老
- lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
- lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
- lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
- lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
- lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
- lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
- lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
- lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
- lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything
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What does 老羞成怒 mean?
老羞成怒 (lǎo xiū chéng nù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fly into a rage out of extreme shame or humiliation”.
How do you pronounce 老羞成怒?
老羞成怒 is pronounced lǎo xiū chéng nù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老羞成怒 literally mean?
Literally, 老羞成怒 means “Deep shame turns into rage”. It is used to mean “to fly into a rage out of extreme shame or humiliation”.
Where does 老羞成怒 come from?
老羞成怒 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 老羞成怒?
由于羞愧到了极点，下不了台而发怒。