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羞於啟齒 (sau1 jyu1 kai2 ci2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

羞於啟齒 (sau1 jyu1 kai2 ci2, xiū yú qǐ chǐ) — to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 羞人 (sau1 jan4) — disgraced; to make a fool of oneself
• 羞家 (sau1 gaa1) — (adj.) describes someone who did something that embarrasses his family; shamefu…
• 羞 (sau1) — ashamed; shame; disgraceful; a disgrace; variant of 馐xiū [馐]; delicacies; shy; …
• 羞 (cau2) — shy; bashful; embarrassed
• 羞怯 (sau1 hip3) — shy; timid
• 羞恥 (sau1 ci2) — (a feeling of) shame

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