Meaning of 挂不住
挂不住 means to be unable to keep calm/keep face; to feel humiliated or embarrassed. Pronounced guà bu zhù.
- to be unable to keep calm/keep face; to feel humiliated or embarrassed
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zài在
huì会
shàng上
bèi被
dāng当
zhòng众
zhǐ指
chū出
cuò错
wù误
，
liǎn脸
shàng上
yǒu有
diǎn点
er儿
guà挂
bu不
zhù住
le了
。
He was publicly corrected for his mistake at the meeting and started to feel embarrassed.
Bié别
kāi开
zhè这
zhǒng种
wán玩
xiào笑
，
rén人
jia家
gāi该
guà挂
bu不
zhù住
le了
。
Don't make that kind of joke, they'll feel embarrassed.
Tā她
jiù就
shuō说
le了
nǐ你
yī一
jù句
，
nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
jiù就
guà挂
bu不
zhù住
le了
？
She just said one thing to you, why are you getting so upset about it?
Lǎo老
Wáng王
bèi被
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
bǐ比
xià下
qù去
le了
，
xīn心
lǐ里
kěn肯
dìng定
guà挂
bu不
zhù住
。
Old Wang was outperformed by a younger person, he must feel humiliated.
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