羞愧难当 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to feel ashamed

Character by character

• 羞xiūshame, disgrace; shy, ashamed
• 愧kuìashamed, regretful; the pangs of conscience
• 难nánhard, difficult, arduous; unable
• 当dāngappropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound o

Idioms sharing a character

• 恼羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù
• 碍口识羞 ài kǒu shí xiū
• 羞于启齿 xiū yú qǐ chǐ
• 闭月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā
• 不愧下学 bù kuì xià xué
• 不愧不怍 bù kuì bù zuò
• 问心无愧 wèn xīn wú kuì
• 愧悔无地 kuì huǐ wú dì
• 扪心无愧 mén xīn wú kuì
• 当之无愧 dāng zhī wú kuì

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