囊中羞涩 nángzhōngxiūsè to be short of money Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 囊 náng nounverb bag bag; sack; pocket中 zhōng locative middle middle; center; within; among; inside a range or period of time羞涩 羞澀 xiūsè impoverished (literary) poor; short of money; financially embarrassed, especially in the phrase 囊中羞涩 nángzhōngxiūsè