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遷怒於人

简迁怒于人 · 繁遷怒於人

Mandarin · pinyin qiān nù yú rén

to vent one's anger on an innocent party (idiom)

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怒: nù · anger, rage, passion; angry
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
迁: qiān · move, shift, change; transfer; relocate a capital city
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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1–4–2–2 · qian1 nu4 yu2 ren2

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cin1 nou6 jyu1 jan4

Cantonese word readings for 遷怒於人. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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