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識羞

简识羞 · 繁識羞

Mandarin · pinyin shí xiū

to know shame
to feel shame (often with a negative, shameless)

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識: Look up this written character
羞: xiū · disgrace, shame; ashamed; shy
识: shí · shì · recognize, understand, know

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2–1 · shi2 xiu1

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sik1 sau1

Cantonese word readings for 識羞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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