vent anger on others; transfer anger
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to vent one's anger on an innocent party; to transfer one's anger to someone else
formalOften used in the set phrase 迁怒于人 (qiān nù yú rén). Implies displacing anger from the actual source onto a secondary target.
Tā他
zì自
jǐ己
zài在
gōng公
sī司
shòu受
le了
qì气
，
huí回
jiā家
jiù就
qiān迁
nù怒
yú于
qī妻
zi子
。
He was frustrated at work, so he went home and vented his anger on his wife.
Qiān迁
nù怒
yú于
rén人
bìng并
bù不
néng能
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
。
Taking out your anger on others won't solve the problem.
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Jīng经
lǐ理
bèi被
lǎo老
bǎn板
pī批
píng评
le了
，
zhuǎn转
tóu头
jiù就
qiān迁
nù怒
yú于
xià下
shǔ属
。
The manager was criticized by the boss and immediately took it out on his subordinates.
Bù不
yào要
bǎ把
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shī失
bài败
qiān迁
nù怒
dào到
bié别
rén人
shēn身
shàng上
。
Don't blame others for your own failures.