喜怒不形於色

喜怒不形於色

See also: 喜怒不形于色

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	indignant	not take shape on one's countenance; one's facial expression does not reveal any emotion; to not reveal any emotion on one's face
trad. (喜怒不形於色)		喜	怒	不形於色
simp. (喜怒不形于色)		喜	怒	不形于色

Etymology

Literally: happiness and rage do not take shape on one's countenance

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐ nù bùxíngyúsè

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩˊ ㄙㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xǐ nù bùxíngyúsè
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩˊ ㄙㄜˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shii nuh bushyngyuseh
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ y³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

Idiom

喜怒不形於色

1. one's facial expression does not reveal any emotion; to not reveal any emotion on one's face