niǔ

恧

Character · AdjectiveTraditional忸

ashamed; abashed

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

ashamed; abashed; feeling guilty

literary

A classical/literary word, rarely used alone in modern spoken Chinese. Typically appears in classical texts or the fixed phrase '忸怩' (niǔ ní).

Bǐ彼
wén闻
guò过
ér而
niǔ忸
 。

He felt ashamed upon hearing of his fault.

Miàn面
dài带
cán惭
niǔ忸
zhī之
sè色
 。

Wearing an expression of shame and embarrassment.

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niǔ忸
ní怩
bù不
ān安

bashful and uneasy; acting coyly