喜怒无常

النطق: xǐ nù wú cháng المعنى الحرفي: Joy and anger without constancy

الأصل والاستخدام

This idiom describes having joy (喜) and anger (怒) without (无) consistency (常). It depicts someone whose emotions are unpredictable and volatile. The phrase appeared in historical texts describing capricious rulers whose moods endangered their subjects. Modern usage describes moody, emotionally unstable individuals whose unpredictability creates stress for those around them.

أمثلة

الإنجليزية: "Working for someone with unpredictable moods is exhausting."

الصينية: 为一个喜怒无常的人工作令人精疲力竭。