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碍口
ài​kǒu

embarrassing to say

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  • 碍口识羞 ài​kǒu​shí​xiū tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment
    (idiom) to be too embarrassed to speak or to say something; to find it hard to speak up for fear of causing shame