méi​hǎo​yì​si

to hesitate to bother

  • created sense approved 没好意思/沒好意思 · méi​hǎo​yì​si · to hesitate to bother — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没好意思 / 沒好意思

    méi​hǎo​yì​si

    to hesitate to bother

    (literary or humble) to feel reluctant or hesitant to bother someone; to feel embarrassed about making a request

    没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · not have 好意思 (literal) → 好意思 · hǎo​yì​si · to have the nerve

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 没好意思/沒好意思 · méi​hǎo​yì​si · to feel sheepish — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没好意思 / 沒好意思

    méi​hǎo​yì​si

    to feel sheepish

    to feel embarrassed or sheepish; to lack a suitable response or intention in a situation (often literary)

    没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · not have 好意思 (literal) → 好意思 · hǎo​yì​si · to have the nerve

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

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