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羞愧难当

xiū kuì nán dāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to feel ashamed (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-81de0dfffce2057c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

羞愧難當 羞愧难当 [xiu1 kui4 nan2 dang1] /to feel ashamed (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 羞愧難當

  • 羞
    xiū

    shy / ashamed / shame / bashful / delicacies

  • 愧
    kuì

    ashamed

  • 难
    nán

    difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

    nàn

    disaster / distress / to scold

  • 当
    dāng

    (onom.) dong / ding dong (bell) / to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at

    dàng

    at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.