Word Detail

恼羞成怒

nǎo xiū chéng nù

to fly into a rage out of humiliation, to be ashamed into anger (idiom)

HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

被揭穿后恼羞成怒。

Bèi jiēchuān hòu nǎoxiū-chéngnù.

Fly into a rage after being exposed.

他恼羞成怒了。

Tā nǎoxiū-chéngnù le.

He became angry out of shame.