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回嗔作喜

Mandarin · pinyin huí chēn zuò xǐ

Meanings

  1. to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

回
huí · return, turn around; a time
嗔
chēn · be angry at, scold, rebuke
作
zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
喜
xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
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2–1–4–3 · hui2 chen1 zuo4 xi3

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wui4 can1 zok3 hei2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to become happy from being angry

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