"Embarrassment" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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CHARACTERS : Simplified Traditional

PHONETIC : Pinyin Bopomofo EFEO Wade-Giles Yale

困窘	kùn jiǒng	embarrassment
糗	qiǔ	dry rations (for a journey) / (dialect) (of noodles etc) to become mush (from overcooking) / (coll.) embarrassing / embarrassment
解围	jiě wéi	to lift a siege / to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment
扭捏	niǔ nie	affecting shyness or embarrassment / coy / mincing (walk, manner of speech) / mannered
面有难色	miàn yǒu nán sè	to show signs of reluctance or embarrassment
遮羞	zhē xiū	to cover up one's embarrassment / to hush up a scandal
结舌	jié shé	tongue-tied / unable to speak (out of surprise, embarrassment etc)
汗	hàn	perspiration / sweat / CL:滴[di1],頭\|头[tou2],身[shen1] / to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)
碍口识羞	ài kǒu shí xiū	tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
碍难从命	ài nán cóng mìng	difficult to obey orders (idiom) / much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
扭扭捏捏	niǔ niǔ niē niē	affecting shyness or embarrassment / coy / mincing (walk, manner of speech) / mannered
发窘	fā jiǒng	to feel embarrassment / disconcerted / embarrassed
囧	jiǒng	(archaic) light, bright (variant of 冏[jiong3]) / (since c. 2005) (slang) emoticon signifying embarrassment, shock, helplessness etc
涨红	zhàng hóng	to turn red (in the face) / to flush (with embarrassment or anger)
社死	shè sǐ	(neologism c. 2020) (slang) to die of embarrassment (figuratively)