羞于启齿 xiū yú qǐ chǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)

CHARACTERS

羞 xiū
HSK 4
disgrace, shame; ashamed; shy
于 yú
HSK 3
in, on, at; go to; surname
启 qǐ
HSK 5
open; begin, commence; explain
齿 chǐ
HSK 5
teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the KangXi radical number 211