囊中羞澀 náng zhōng xiū sè

to be embarrassingly short of money

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be embarrassingly short of money

Characters

Character Meaning
囊 náng
sack; purse; pocket (for money)
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle
羞 xiū HSK 4
ashamed; shy; shame
澀 sè
astringent; tart; unsmooth