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颜厚有忸怩

yán hòu yǒu niǔ nídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame (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-c67b18ec506d2105. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

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)/

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Other forms in these source records: 顏厚有忸怩

  • 颜
    yán

    color / face / countenance

    Yán

    surname Yan

  • 厚
    hòu

    thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress

  • 有
    yǒu

    to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

  • 忸
    niǔ

    used in 忸怩[niǔ ní]

  • 怩
    ní

    used in 忸怩[niǔ ní]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.