náng zhōng xiū sè

Traditional: 囊中羞澀

囊中羞涩 (náng zhōng xiū sè) is a Chinese word meaning “to be embarrassingly short of money”.

Meanings

  1. 1to be embarrassingly short of money

Characters in 囊中羞涩

囊nāng · used in 囊膪[nang1 chuai4] and 囊揣[nang1 chuai4]中zhōng · within; among; in羞xiū · shy涩sè · astringent

Related words

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