# 恼羞成怒 (nǎoxiūchéngnù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 恼羞成怒 (nǎoxiūchéngnù) means “to fly into a rage out of shame”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to fly into a rage out of shame
- Pinyin: nǎoxiūchéngnù (nao3 xiu1 cheng2 nu4)
- Traditional: 惱羞成怒
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 谎言被戳穿后，他恼羞成怒了。
  Huǎngyán bèi chuōchuān hòu, tā nǎoxiūchéngnùle.
  After his lie was exposed, he flew into a rage.

## Characters

- 恼 (nǎo): to get angry
- 羞 (xiū): shy; ashamed
- [成](https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-become/) (chéng): to become; to succeed
- 怒 (nù): anger; fury

https://hanziro.com/word/nao-xiu-cheng-nu-fly-into-rage/

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