羞于启齿 xiū yú qǐ chǐ

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 43985th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
ashamed; shy; shame
at; in; to
to start; to open; to initiate
tooth