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礙口識羞 (ngoi6 hau2 sik1 sau1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

礙口識羞 (ngoi6 hau2 sik1 sau1, ài kǒu shí xiū) — tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 礙 (ngoi6) — to hinder; to obstruct; to block; to be in the way of; to be harmful to
• 礙事 (ngoi6 si6) — to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequenc…
• 礙口 (ngoi6 hau2) — to shy to speak out; tongue-tied; to hesitate; too embarrassing for words
• 礙手礙腳 (ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3) — (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
• 礙眼 (ngoi6 ngaan5) — to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there)
• 礙胃口 (ngoi6 wai6 hau2) — to impair the appetite

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