碍口识羞 — Chinese idiom
碍口识羞
ài kǒu shí xiū
Traditional: 礙口識羞
Meaning
- tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment
Character by character
- 碍àito block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct
- 口kǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 识shíknowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know
- 羞xiūshame, disgrace; shy, ashamed
Idioms sharing a character
- 碍手碍脚 ài shǒu ài jiǎo
- 碍难从命 ài nán cóng mìng
- 三缄其口 sān jiān qí kǒu
- 交口称誉 jiāo kǒu chēng yù
- 佛口蛇心 fó kǒu shé xīn
- 俗谚口碑 sú yàn kǒu bēi
- 信口开河 xìn kǒu kāi hé
- 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng
- 口干舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào
- 口口声声 kǒu kou shēng shēng
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