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顏厚有忸怩

简 颜厚有忸怩 · 繁 顏厚有忸怩
Mandarin · pinyin yán hòu yǒu niǔ ní

Meanings

  1. even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame (idiom)
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顏
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厚
hòu · thick; substantial; greatly
有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
忸
niǔ · blush, be bashful, be ashamed
怩
ní · shy, timid, bashful; look ashamed
颜
yán · face, facial appearance
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Mandarin tones

2–4–3–3–2 · yan2 hou4 you3 niu3 ni2

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ngaan4 hau5 jau5 nuk6 nei4

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顏厚有忸怩 · yan2 hou4 you3 niu3 ni2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 119,276
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Exact source record顏厚有忸怩 颜厚有忸怩 [yan2 hou4 you3 niu3 ni2] /even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame (idiom)/