羞愧

Chinese

		shy; ashamed; shame shy; ashamed; shame; bashful	ashamed
trad. (羞愧)		羞	愧
simp. #(羞愧)		羞	愧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiūkuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡ ㄎㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ kwai⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siu-khùi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiūkuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡ ㄎㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sioukuèi
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu¹-kʻuei⁴
    • Yale: syōu-kwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shioukuey
    • Palladius: сюкуй (sjukuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau¹ kwai⁵
    • Yale: sāu kwáih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ kwai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo¹ kuei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɐi̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-khùi
    • Tâi-lô: siu-khuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siu'quix
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siu⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu³³ kʰui⁴¹/

Adjective

羞愧

1. ashamed; abashed

   我感到很羞愧。  ―  Wǒ gǎndào hěn xiūkuì.  ―  I feel ashamed.

Synonyms

• 羞慚／羞惭 (xiūcán)
• 慚愧／惭愧 (cánkuì)
• (Hokkien) 見笑／见笑