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碍口识羞
ài​kǒu​shí​xiū

tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 碍口 礙口 ài​kǒu
    embarrassing to say
    too embarrassing or inconvenient to mention; feeling too shy or hesitant to speak one's mind
  2. 识羞 識羞 shí​xiū
    to feel ashamed
    To know or feel a sense of shame; often used in the negative to mean shameless.