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赧颜

Word · VerbTraditional赧顏

blush with shame; feel ashamed

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to blush with shame; to feel ashamed

literary

书面语,用于描述因感到羞愧、不好意思或难为情而脸红的心理状态。

Xiǎng想
dào到
zì自
jǐ己
céng曾
jīng经
de的
guò过
shī失
 ,
tā他
bù不
jīn禁
nǎn赧
yán颜
hàn汗
xià下
 。

Thinking of his past mistakes, he couldn't help but blush and break out in a sweat of shame.

Zài在
lǎo老
shī师
de的
kuā夸
jiǎng奖
miàn面
qián前
 ,
tā他
nǎn赧
yán颜
dī低
tóu头
 。

In the face of the teacher's praise, he blushed and lowered his head in embarrassment.

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Rú如
cǐ此
gǒu苟
huó活
 ,
qǐ岂
bù不
nǎn赧
yán颜
 ?

How can one not feel ashamed to live in such a wretched manner?