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羞愧

羞愧

Chinese

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

Adjective

羞愧

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)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiūkuì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡㄎㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ kwai⁵
Min Nan (POJ): siu-khùi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiūkuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡㄎㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shioukuey
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau¹ kwai⁵
  - Yale: sāu kwáih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ kwai⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɐi̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-khùi
  - Tâi-lô: siu-khuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siu'quix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu³³ kʰui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/