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回嗔作喜
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回嗔作喜

回嗔作喜 — “To turn one's anger into joy”

回嗔作喜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn one's anger into joy”. To become pleased after being angry. Literally, “turn anger into joy”.

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回嗔作喜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

回嗔作喜 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
回
huí6return, reply, revolve
嗔
chēn13to be angry; to scold
作
zuò7to do, make, or act
喜
xǐ12happy, joyful, like, prefer

Example Sentence with 回嗔作喜

看到孩子们天真的笑容,她立刻回嗔作喜,忘记了刚才的不愉快。
Seeing the children's innocent smiles, she immediately turned her anger into joy, forgetting the previous unpleasantness.

Idioms Related to 回嗔作喜

Synonyms of 回嗔作喜

  • huí回chēn瞋zuò作xǐ喜turn anger into joy
  • pò破tì涕wéi为xiào笑stop crying and start smiling

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
  • huí回tiān天yùn运dǒu斗reverse a desperate situation

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Questions about 回嗔作喜

What does 回嗔作喜 mean?

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

How do you pronounce 回嗔作喜?

回嗔作喜 is pronounced huí chēn zuò xǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 回嗔作喜 literally mean?

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

What is the Chinese definition of 回嗔作喜?

嗔:生气。由生气转为喜欢。

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