難以啟齒 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ

to find it hard to speak about sth

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to find it hard to speak about sth
  2. 2. to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
啟 qǐ
to start; to open; to initiate
齒 chǐ
tooth