Different culture has different thought patterns and language expressive forms. When China feels offended, the Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic response almost invariably contains the words “hurt feelings” to describe the damage done to the Chinese people. The expression “hurts the feelings of the Chinese people” is frequently used in communications from the PRC government, whereas it is not common in the statements of other governments. Although as a formulaic language, the translation of a common Chinese expression is literally and socially doubted by English readers. Enlightened by the relationship between thought and language, this paper will explore the thought pattern differences from three perspectives, respectively, collectivism vs. individualism, implicitness vs. explicitness, obscurity vs. accuracy, in order to explain and understand the emergence and obsession of “hurting Chinese people’s feelings.”