怩 ní
noun
: shy; timid; bashful; to look ashamed
Kun Reading
none applicable
On Reading
じ ji
Usage:
忸怩 nui3ni2: bashful; blushing
忸怩 nui3ni2: bashful; blushing
[じくじ jikuji: bashful; shameful; ashamed]
忸忸怩怩 nui3nui3ni2ni2: timid; bashful
Japanese expression
内心忸怩 | ないしんじくじ naishin jikuji
: ashamed deep down in one’s heart; blushing with shame when one remembers something
Chinese idiom
顏[颜]厚有忸怩 yan2hou4 you3 nio3ni2
: even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
忄 (xin1: heart radical 61) suggests the meaning while
尼 (ni2: nun) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
忄 (xin1: heart radical 61) suggests the meaning while
尼 (ni2: nun) provides the sound.
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
