挂不住
guà​bu​zhù

to be unable to hang securely

  • created sense approved 挂不住/掛不住 · guà​bu​zhù · to be unable to hang securely — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挂不住 / 掛不住

    guà​bu​zhù

    to be unable to hang securely

    Unable to be hung up or suspended firmly; cannot be hung securely

    guà​bú​zhù, guà​bù​zhù

    挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to hang 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · [ability]

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 挂不住/掛不住 · guà​bu​zhù · to feel embarrassed or lose face — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挂不住 / 掛不住

    guà​bu​zhù

    to feel embarrassed or lose face

    To find a situation socially unbearable or embarrassing; to be unable to keep one's composure due to loss of face or emotional distress

    guà​bú​zhù, guà​bù​zhù

    挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to show 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · [ability]

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

    created sense