羞愧

羞愧

Chinese

		shy; ashamed; shame shy; ashamed; shame; bashful	ashamed
simp. and trad. (羞愧)		羞	愧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiūkuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡ ㄎㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ kwai⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): siu-khùi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiūkuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡ ㄎㄨㄟˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shioukuey
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sioukuèi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰweɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau¹ kwai⁵
    • Yale: sāu kwáih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ kwai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo¹ kuei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɐi̯¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-khùi
    • Tâi-lô: siu-khuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siu'quix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu³³ kʰui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/

Adjective

羞愧

1. ashamed; abashed

   我感到很羞愧。  ―  Wǒ gǎndào hěn xiūkuì.  ―  I feel ashamed.

Synonyms

• 羞慚／羞惭 (xiūcán)
• 慚愧／惭愧 (cánkuì)
• (Min Nan) 見笑／见笑