xiū yú qǐ chǐ

Traditional: 羞於啟齒

羞于启齿 (xiū yú qǐ chǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)

Characters in 羞于启齿

羞xiū · shy于yú · to go启qǐ · to open齿chǐ · (bound form) tooth

Related words

关于pertaining to于to go于(of time or place) in; at; on于surname Yu对于regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to终于at last属于to belong to; to fall under (a category)于是thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence由于due to在于to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)处于to be in (some state, position, or condition)启动to start (a machine)

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