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難以啟齒 (naan4 ji5 kai2 ci2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

難以啟齒 (naan4 ji5 kai2 ci2, nán yǐ qǐ chǐ) — to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom); to find it hard to speak about sth

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 難以形容 (naan4 ji5 jing4 jung4) — hard to describe; have no words to express; no words can describe
• 難以為繼 (naan4 ji5 wai4 gai3) — difficult to continue; unsustainable
• 難以解決 (naan4 ji5 gaai2 kyut3) — difficult to solve;
• 難做 (naan4 zou6) — difficult to do; to put someone in a difficult situation
• 難友 (naan6 jau5) — fellow sufferer; a friend who accompanies one through tough times
• 難抵 (naan4 dai2) — hard to resist; hard to withstand; unbearable; intolerable

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