迁怒于人 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to vent one's anger on an innocent party

Character by character

• 迁qiānto shift, to move; to transfer, to change
• 怒nùanger, passion, rage
• 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
• 人rénman, person; people

Idioms sharing a character

• 事过境迁 shì guò jìng qiān
• 乔迁之喜 qiáo qiān zhī xǐ
• 情随事迁 qíng suí shì qiān
• 时过境迁 shí guò jìng qiān
• 见异思迁 jiàn yì sī qiān
• 不怒而威 bù nù ér wēi
• 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù
• 喜怒哀乐 xǐ nù āi lè
• 嬉笑怒骂 xī xiào nù mà
• 心花怒放 xīn huā nù fàng

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