羞與噲伍
xiū​yǔ​kuài​wǔ

to be ashamed to associate with someone

  • created reference approved 羞与哙伍/羞與噲伍 → 羞与为伍/羞與為伍 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羞与哙伍 / 羞與噲伍 xiū​yǔ​kuài​wǔ

    羞与为伍 / 羞與為伍 xiū​yǔ​wéi​wǔ

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  • created sense approved 羞与哙伍/羞與噲伍 · xiū​yǔ​kuài​wǔ · to be ashamed to associate with someone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羞与哙伍 / 羞與噲伍

    xiū​yǔ​kuài​wǔ

    to be ashamed to associate with someone

    (literary) to be ashamed to associate with others; specifically, to feel it is beneath one's dignity to be ranked alongside mediocre or inferior people. This idiom originates from the story of General [[韩信|韓信|han2 xin4]] feeling insulted at being ranked equally with the former commoner [[樊哙|樊噲|fan2 kuai4]]

    羞 (literal) → 羞 · xiū · ashamed 与 (literal) → 与/與 · yǔ · with 哙 (literal) → 哙/噲 · kuài · Kuai 伍 (literal) → 伍 · wǔ · to associate with

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