喜怒不形于色 — “To keep one's feelings to oneself”
喜怒不形于色 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep one's feelings to oneself”. To show neither joy nor anger; to be composed and reserved; to maintain a poker face. Literally, “joy and anger not showing on the face”.
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无论遇到多大的困难，他总是喜怒不形于色，沉着应对，展现出过人的心理素质。
No matter how great the difficulties he encountered, he always kept his feelings to himself and responded with composure, demonstrating extraordinary psychological fortitude.
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- xǐ喜shàng上méi眉shāo梢joy showing on one's face
- xǐ喜bù不zì自jīn禁overwhelmed with joy
- 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āi哀lè乐all human emotions
- xǐ喜nù怒āi哀jù惧joy, anger, sorrow, and fear
- xǐ喜nù怒wú无chù处unpredictable and rapidly changing moods
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What does 喜怒不形于色 mean?
喜怒不形于色 (xǐ nù bù xíng yú sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep one's feelings to oneself”.
How do you pronounce 喜怒不形于色?
喜怒不形于色 is pronounced xǐ nù bù xíng yú sè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 喜怒不形于色 literally mean?
Literally, 喜怒不形于色 means “joy and anger not showing on the face”. It is used to mean “to keep one's feelings to oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 喜怒不形于色?
高兴和恼怒都不表现在脸色上。指人沉着而有涵养，感情不外露。