糗 qiǔQiǔ parched wheat or rice Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (4) All meanings 4 qiǔ 3 embarrassing 1mushy 1rations 1Qiǔ 1 Qiu 1 4 sentences 面条煮太久就糗了,不好吃。 miàntiáo zhǔ tài jiǔ jiù qiǔ le, bù hǎochī. The noodles will get soggy and clumped if cooked too long, and won't taste good. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary当众出丑,今天真是糗大了。 dāngzhòng chūchǒu, jīntiān zhēn shì qiǔ dà le. I made a fool of myself in public; it was so embarrassing today. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary古人出远门时,会带上糗这种容易保存的干粮。 gǔrén chū yuǎnmén shí, huì dàishàng qiǔ zhè zhǒng róngyì bǎocún de gānliáng. When people in ancient times traveled long distances, they would bring 'qiu,' a type of dry ration that was easy to preserve. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary糗先生是这家书店的老板,平时对人非常客气。 Qiǔ xiānsheng shì zhè jiā shūdiàn de lǎobǎn, píngshí duì rén fēicháng kèqi. Mr. Qiu is the owner of this bookstore; he is usually very polite to everyone. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary