囊中羞涩

Traditional: 囊中羞澀

náng zhōng xiū sè

Dictionary entry

to be embarrassingly short of money

What does 囊中羞涩 mean?

囊中羞涩 (náng zhōng xiū sè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be embarrassingly short of money

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囊nāngused in 囊膪[nang1 chuai4] and 囊揣[nang1 chuai4] · used in 鼓鼓囊囊[gu3 gu5 nang1 nang1]中Zhōng(bound form) China; Chinese · surname Zhong 羞xiūshy · ashamed 涩sèastringent · tart

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How to pronounce 囊中羞涩

囊中羞涩

náng zhōng xiū sè

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