忸怩

niǔní
  1. bashful
  2. blushing

CEDICT

  1. (dated) ashamed; embarrassed
  2. ashamed; embarrassed
  3. bashful; shy; reserved

Wiktionary

慚愧難為情或不大方的樣子。《後漢書．卷六○下．蔡邕傳》：「公子仰首降階，忸怩而避。」《聊齋志異．卷一．瞳人語》：「士人忸怩，吃吃而言。」也作「忸捏」。

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Entry Composition

1 忸 niǔ used in 忸怩 niǔní
2 怩 ní used in 忸怩 niǔní

Containing this entry

忸忸怩怩 niǔniǔníní
  1. timid
  2. bashful
顏厚有忸怩 yánhòuyǒuniǔní even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame (idiom)

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