羞涩 xiūsè shy Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 囊中羞涩 nángzhōngxiūsè to be short of money to be embarrassingly short of money; a polite or humorous way to say one's pockets are empty阮囊羞涩 ruǎnnángxiūsè penniless having empty pockets; short of cash; to be in a state of financial embarrassment or poverty