








嗔拳不打笑面 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is difficult to be angry or aggressive towards someone who is smiling or friendly; one should not bully those with a pleasant demeanor”. Literally, “Angry fist does not hit a smiling face”.

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Open the tool →嗔拳不打笑面 (chēn quán bù dǎ xiào miàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is difficult to be angry or aggressive towards someone who is smiling or friendly; one should not bully those with a pleasant demeanor”.
嗔拳不打笑面 is pronounced chēn quán bù dǎ xiào miàn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 嗔拳不打笑面 means “Angry fist does not hit a smiling face”. It is used to mean “it is difficult to be angry or aggressive towards someone who is smiling or friendly; one should not bully those with a pleasant demeanor”.
比喻不可以欺凌态度和悦的人。