羞澀

羞涩
xiūsè
shy; bashful

CEDICT

shy; bashful

Wiktionary

  1. 因害羞而舉止不自然。
  2. 窮困貧乏。

重編國語辭典

害羞；靦腆

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 羞 xiū
  1. shy
  2. ashamed
  3. shame
  4. bashful
  5. variant of 饈 xiū
  6. delicacies
2 澀 sè
  1. astringent
  2. tart
  3. acerbity
  4. unsmooth
  5. rough (surface)
  6. hard to understand
  7. obscure

Containing this entry

囊中羞澀 nángzhōngxiūsè to be embarrassingly short of money
阮囊羞澀 ruǎnnángxiūsè

Related entries

靦腆 miǎntiǎn shy; bashful
她給了我一個靦腆的笑容。

She gave me a shy smile.

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