too embarrassed to speak; tongue-tied
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be too embarrassed to speak; to find it difficult to bring up a topic
Describes the feeling of being too shy or embarrassed to say something, often because the topic is sensitive or personal.
Tā他
xiǎng想
shuō说
，
kě可
yòu又
gǎn感
dào到
xiū羞
kǒu口
。
He wanted to say it, but felt too embarrassed to speak.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
ràng让
tā她
xiū羞
kǒu口
nán难
yán言
。
This matter made her too embarrassed to talk about it.
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Tā他
xiū羞
kǒu口
bù不
kěn肯
biǎo表
bái白
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xīn心
yì意
。
He was too shy to confess his feelings.