cán​dé

ashamed of one's morals

  • created sense approved 惭德/慚德 · cán​dé · ashamed of one's morals — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惭德 / 慚德

    cán​dé

    ashamed of one's morals

    (literary) to feel ashamed of a defect or flaw in one's moral character or behavior

    惭 (literal) → 惭/慚 · cán · ashamed 德 (literal) → 德 · dé · virtue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 惭德/慚德 · cán​dé · moral defect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惭德 / 慚德

    cán​dé

    moral defect

    (literary) a deficiency or flaw in one's moral conduct or character

    惭 (literal) → 惭/慚 · cán · ashamed 德 (literal) → 德 · dé · virtue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense