调 調 tiáo to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite syn 刺激 cì jī to provoke / to irritate / to upset / to stimulate / to excite / irritant syn 毒气 毒氣 dú qì poison gas / toxic gas / manifestation of passion, anger etc (Buddhism) syn 挑起 tiǎo qǐ to provoke / to stir up / to incite syn 惹火 rě huǒ to stir up the fire / fig. to provoke and offend people / to ruffle feathers 怒火 nù huǒ rage / fury / hot anger syn 挑逗 tiǎo dòu to provoke / to entice / to lure / to tantalize / to tease / to titillate syn 老子 lǎo zi father / daddy / "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt) / I (used arrogantly or jocularly) syn 挑衅 挑釁 tiǎo xìn to provoke / provocation syn 气死 氣死 qì sǐ to infuriate / to be furious / to die from an excess of anger 肇事 zhào shì to cause an accident / to be responsible for an incident / to provoke a disturbance syn 招惹 zhāo rě to court (trouble) / to attract (attention) / to provoke (sb) syn 怒气 怒氣 nù qì anger syn 泄气 洩氣 xiè qì to leak (gas) / to be discouraged / to despair / (disparaging) pathetic / to vent one's anger / (of a tire) to be flat syn 冲撞 衝撞 chōng zhuàng to collide / jerking motion / to impinge / to offend / to provoke syn 出气 出氣 chū qì to vent one's anger / to breathe out / to exhale syn 灼伤 灼傷 zhuó shāng a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc) / to burn (the skin etc) / (fig.) (of anger, jealousy etc) to hurt (sb) syn 逗乐 逗樂 dòu lè to amuse oneself / to clown around / to provoke laughter syn 火气 火氣 huǒ qì anger / internal heat (TCM) syn 忍气吞声 忍氣吞聲 rěn qì tūn shēng to submit to humiliation (idiom) / to suffer in silence / to swallow one's anger / to grin and bear it syn 吐血 tù xiě to cough up blood / (coll.) (used figuratively to indicate an extreme degree of anger or frustration etc) syn 滋生 zī shēng to breed / to flourish / to cause / to provoke / to create syn 迁怒 遷怒 qiān nù to take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it) syn 怒不可遏 nù bù kě è unable to restrain one's anger (idiom) / in a towering rage syn 闹别扭 鬧彆扭 nào biè niu to be difficult with sb / to provoke disagreement / at loggerheads / to fall out with syn 撒气 撒氣 sā qì to leak (of air) / to go flat (of a tire) / to vent one's anger syn 触怒 觸怒 chù nù to anger sb / to enrage syn 泄愤 洩憤 xiè fèn to give vent to anger syn 气人 氣人 qì rén to anger / to annoy 恼羞成怒 惱羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù to fly into a rage out of humiliation / to be ashamed into anger (idiom) syn 咬牙切齿 咬牙切齒 yǎo yá qiè chǐ gnashing one's teeth (idiom) / displaying extreme anger / fuming with rage between gritted teeth syn 变脸 變臉 biàn liǎn to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc syn 滋事 zī shì to cause trouble / to provoke a dispute syn 气话 氣話 qì huà angry words / sth said in the moment of anger 噘嘴 juē zuǐ to pout (to express anger or displeasure) 喜怒哀乐 喜怒哀樂 xǐ nù āi lè four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4] syn 激愤 激憤 jī fèn to stir up emotions / furious / angry / anger syn 息怒 xī nù to calm down / to quell one's anger syn 杀气 殺氣 shā qì murderous spirit / aura of death / to vent one's anger syn 众怒 眾怒 zhòng nù public anger / public outrage syn 惹不起 rě bu qǐ can't afford to offend / dare not provoke / difficult to deal with / insufferable 公愤 公憤 gōng fèn public anger / popular indignation syn 怒发冲冠 怒髮衝冠 nù fà chōng guān lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom) / fig. seething in anger / raise one's hackles syn 面红耳赤 面紅耳赤 miàn hóng ěr chì flushed with anger (or excitement) syn 挑动 挑動 tiǎo dòng to entice / to arouse / to provoke syn 跳脚 跳腳 tiào jiǎo to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc) / to dance on one's feet / hopping mad (anxious, etc) syn 逗弄 dòu nòng to tease / to provoke / to play with (a child, animal etc) syn 泄恨 洩恨 xiè hèn to give vent to anger syn 撩拨 撩撥 liáo bō to provoke / to tease syn 七窍生烟 七竅生煙 qī qiào shēng yān lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom) / fig. to seethe with anger syn 煞气 煞氣 shā qì to vent one's anger on (an innocent party) / to take it out on (sb) syn 大怒 dà nù to become furious / to explode in anger 惹人 rě rén to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc) / to offend / to attract (attention) 发威 發威 fā wēi to unleash one's power / (of an animal) to go on a rampage / (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc / (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger / to assert one's dominance 压住 壓住 yā zhù to press down / to crush down / to restrain (anger) / to keep down (voice) 滔天 tāo tiān (of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering / overwhelming / immense syn 娇嗔 嬌嗔 jiāo chēn (of a girl) to feign anger coquettishly 拍案 pāi àn lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc) / fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc 惹起 rě qǐ provoke, incite / stir up / arouse (attention) 同仇敌忾 同仇敵愾 tóng chóu dí kài anger against a common enemy (idiom) / joined in opposition to the same adversary syn 切齿 切齒 qiè chǐ to gnash one's teeth (in anger) 气头上 氣頭上 qì tóu shàng in a fit of anger (idiom) / in a temper 撩动 撩動 liáo dòng to stir up / to provoke 滋扰 滋擾 zī rǎo to cause trouble / to provoke a dispute 睚眦 睚眥 yá zì (literary) to glare in anger / (literary) (fig.) a small grievance syn 惹 rě to provoke / to irritate / to vex / to stir up / to anger / to attract (troubles) / to cause (problems) syn 招 zhāo to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess syn 讨 討 tǎo to invite / to provoke / to demand or ask for / to send armed forces to suppress / to denounce or condemn / to marry (a woman) / to discuss or study syn 怒 nù anger / fury / flourishing / vigorous syn 愤 憤 fèn indignant / anger / resentment syn 撩 liáo to tease / to provoke / to stir up (emotions) syn 怒气冲冲 怒氣沖沖 nù qì chōng chōng spitting anger (idiom) / in a rage syn 忾 愾 kài anger 忿 fèn anger / indignation / hatred syn 哏 hěn old variant of 狠[hen3] / old variant of 很[hen3] / also used as an exclamation of anger syn 调弄 調弄 tiáo nòng to tease / to make fun of / to provoke / to stir up (trouble) syn 作色 zuò sè to show signs of anger / to flush with annoyance syn 怒形于色 怒形於色 nù xíng yú sè to betray anger (idiom) / fury written across one's face syn 怫 fèi anger 搦 nuò (literary) to hold (in the hand) / to challenge / to provoke syn 嬉笑怒骂 嬉笑怒罵 xī xiào nù mà lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom) / fig. all kinds of emotions / to mock and scold / (of writing) freely roving / following the author's fancy 逗哏 dòu gén funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]) / to joke / to play the fool / to provoke laughter 挟细拿粗 挾細拿粗 xié xì ná cū to provoke 眕 zhěn to restrain anger 回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ to go from anger to happiness (idiom) 怒目切齿 怒目切齒 nù mù qiè chǐ to gnash one's teeth in anger 脸红筋暴 臉紅筋暴 liǎn hóng jīn bào red and tense with anger (idiom) 脸红筋涨 臉紅筋漲 liǎn hóng jīn zhǎng red and tense with anger (idiom) 迁怒于人 遷怒於人 qiān nù yú rén to vent one's anger on an innocent party (idiom) 发指眦裂 髮指眥裂 fà zhǐ zì liè hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom) / enraged / in a towering rage 五劳七伤 五勞七傷 wǔ láo qī shāng (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind) 使愤怒 使憤怒 shǐ fèn nù to provoke 挑弄 tiǎo nòng to incite / to provoke / to tease 挑拔 tiǎo bá to provoke 挑灯拨火 挑燈撥火 tiǎo dēng bō huǒ to sow discord / to provoke 撩惹 liáo rě to provoke / to tease 撩是生非 liáo shì shēng fēi to stir up trouble / to provoke angry exchange 撩逗 liáo dòu to provoke / to tease 敲敲打打 qiāo qiāo dǎ dǎ to make a continual banging sound / (fig.) to provoke with words syn 