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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries坏脾气
Pronunciation / Transliteration: huài píqi
"他今天早上心情不好，一直发脾气。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A tendency to become easily angered, irritable, or annoyed.
"His bad temper often made it difficult for colleagues to approach him with constructive criticism." - 2
A temporary state of crossness or ill humor.
"She was in a bad temper all morning after missing her usual train."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'badDE', of uncertain origin, combined with 'temper' from Old French 'tempure' and Latin 'temperare' (to restrain or moderate). Historically, 'temper' referred to the proper balance of bodily humors, and a 'bad temper' denoted an imbalance leading to irritability or anger.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bad temper" is said worldwide
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mauvaise humeur
Transliteration: mov-ez y-moor
"Il est de mauvaise humeur aujourd'hui."
schlechte Laune
Transliteration: shlekh-te low-ne
"Wegen des Regens hat er schlechte Laune."
malumore
Transliteration: mah-loo-mo-reh
"Il suo malumore è evidente a tutti."
mal humor
Transliteration: mal oo-mor
"No te acerques a él cuando está de mal humor."
mau humor
Transliteration: mow oo-mor
"O mau humor dele estragou a festa."
चिड़चिड़ापन
Transliteration: chidchidapan
"उसका चिड़चिड़ापन किसी को पसंद नहीं आया।"
坏脾气
Transliteration: huài píqi
"他今天早上心情不好，一直发脾气。"
짜증
Transliteration: jjajeung
"그의 짜증 섞인 목소리가 모두를 불편하게 했다."
不機嫌
Transliteration: fukigen
"部長の不機嫌な態度に全員が緊張した。"
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