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羞於啟齒

简 羞于启齿 · 繁 羞於啟齒
Mandarin · pinyin xiū yú qǐ chǐ

Meanings

  1. to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

羞
xiū · disgrace, shame; ashamed; shy
於
yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
啟
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齒
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于
yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
启
qǐ · open; begin, commence; explain
齿
chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211
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Entries containing 羞於啟齒 ↗Words written with 羞 ↗Words written with 於 ↗Words written with 啟 ↗Words written with 齒 ↗Words written with 于 ↗Words written with 启 ↗Words written with 齿 ↗

Mandarin tones

1–2–3–3 · xiu1 yu2 qi3 chi3

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sau1 jyu1 kai2 ci2

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