问心有愧 — “To feel guilty or ashamed upon examining one's conscience”
问心有愧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel guilty or ashamed upon examining one's conscience”. To have a guilty conscience. Literally, “question one's conscience and feel ashamed”.
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问心有愧 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 问wèn
- 心xīn
- 有yǒu
- 愧kuì
问心有愧 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 问心有愧
他因为没有遵守诺言，所以问心有愧，整夜都无法入眠
He felt guilty because he didn't keep his promise, and couldn't sleep all night.
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Antonyms of 问心有愧
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Questions about 问心有愧
- What does 问心有愧 mean?
- 问心有愧 (wèn xīn yǒu kuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel guilty or ashamed upon examining one's conscience”.
- How do you pronounce 问心有愧?
- 问心有愧 is pronounced wèn xīn yǒu kuì in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 问心有愧 literally mean?
- Literally, 问心有愧 means “question one's conscience and feel ashamed”. It is used to mean “to feel guilty or ashamed upon examining one's conscience”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 问心有愧?
- 愧：惭愧。问问自己觉得有感到惭愧的地方