无地自容 — “To be so ashamed that one wishes to sink into the earth”
无地自容 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so ashamed that one wishes to sink into the earth”. To feel utterly humiliated or mortified. Literally, “No place to contain oneself”.
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无地自容 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 无wú
- 地dì
- 自zì
- 容róng
无地自容 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 无地自容
小明意识到自己的错误后，感到无地自容，恨不得立刻找个地方躲起来。
Xiao Ming felt utterly ashamed after realizing his mistake, wishing he could immediately find a place to hide.
Idioms Related to 无地自容
Synonyms of 无地自容
Antonyms of 无地自容
More idioms starting with 无
- wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
- wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
- wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
- wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
- wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
- wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
- wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
- wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
- wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
- wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
- wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
- wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference
Questions about 无地自容
- What does 无地自容 mean?
- 无地自容 (wú dì zì róng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so ashamed that one wishes to sink into the earth”.
- How do you pronounce 无地自容?
- 无地自容 is pronounced wú dì zì róng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 无地自容 literally mean?
- Literally, 无地自容 means “no place to contain oneself”. It is used to mean “to be so ashamed that one wishes to sink into the earth”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 无地自容?
- 没有地方可以让自己容身。形容非常羞愧。