- 惭愧 cánkuì ashamedfeeling uneasy or guilty because of one's own mistakes or failures
- 大言不惭 dàyánbùcán to boast shamelesslyTo talk big without feeling any shame; to make grand claims regardless of the facts.
- 自惭形秽 zìcánxínghuì to feel inferior(idiom) to feel inadequate or ashamed compared to others; originally used to describe feeling ashamed of one's own physical appearance or behavior compared to someone else's
- 羞惭 xiūcán ashamedto feel ashamed; to be embarrassed and humiliated
- 惭惶 cánhuáng ashamed and uneasyashamed and bewildered; embarrassed and apprehensive; filled with regret and fear
- 惭怍 cánzuò to feel ashamedto feel ashamed or humiliated; embarrassed and ill at ease
- 惭恧 cánnǜ ashamedto feel shame; to be filled with embarrassment
- 惭凫企鹤 cánfúqǐhè to envy othersto be ashamed of one's own shortcomings while envying the strengths or competence of others; literally means the wild duck is ashamed of its short legs and envies the long legs of the crane
- 惭德 cándé ashamed of one's morals(literary) to feel ashamed of a defect or flaw in one's moral character or behavior
- 惭恨 cánhèn to feel humiliatedto be mortified, ashamed, or hurt by humiliation
- 惭悚 cánsǒng ashamed and fearfulto be affected with both shame and fear; ashamed and terrified
- 惭沮 cánjǔ ashamed and depressedto feel shame and loss of spirits; ashamed and discouraged
- 惭色 cánsè shamefaced lookan expression of shame or embarrassment visible on the face
- 惭赧 cánnǎn to blush from shameto feel ashamed and turn red in the face
- 惭颜 cányán shameful look(literary) an expression or look of shame; a face showing embarrassment
- 燕妒莺惭 yàndùyīngcán ravishingly beautifuldescribes a woman so beautiful that even swallows and orioles are envious and ashamed by her appearance
- 自惭形愧 zìcánxíngkuì feel ashamed of one's inferiorityto feel ashamed because one considers oneself inferior to others
- 衾影无惭 qīnyǐngwúcán to have a clear conscience(literary) to have a clear conscience; to behave with such integrity that one has nothing to be ashamed of even when alone and unobserved
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH