难以启齿

Traditional: 難以啟齒

nán yǐ qǐ chǐ

Dictionary entry

to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)

What does 难以启齿 mean?

难以启齿 (nán yǐ qǐ chǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)

2to find it hard to speak about sth

Character breakdown

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难nándifficult (to...) · problem 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]启qǐvariant of 啟|启[qi3]齿chǐ(bound form) tooth · (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention

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难以启齿

nán yǐ qǐ chǐ

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