难以为情 — Chinese Idiom
难以为情 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel too embarrassed or awkward to do something or to refuse a request, often due to social pressure or a sense of impropriety; to be in an awkward position”.
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难以为情 Pronunciation and Pinyin
难以为情 Character Breakdown
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他因为迟到，又没有准备好发言，站在台上感到难以为情
He was late and unprepared for his speech, feeling quite embarrassed on stage.
Idioms Related to 难以为情
Synonyms of 难以为情
More idioms starting with 难
- nán难shàng上jiā加nán难difficulty upon difficulty
- nán难hū乎wéi为jì继Difficult to sustain or carry on
- nán难hū乎qí其nán难extremely difficult
- nán难yú于shàng上tiān天harder than ascending to heaven
- nán难yú于shàng上qīng青tiān天harder than reaching the sky
- nán难yú于qǐ启chǐ齿hard to speak out
- nán难yǐ以wéi为jì继hard to sustain
- nán难yǐ以qǐ启chǐ齿hard to say
- nán难yǐ以zhì置xìn信hard to believe
- nán难yǐ以nì逆liào料difficult to foresee
- nán难yǐ以yù预liào料hard to foresee
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What does 难以为情 mean?
难以为情 (nán yǐ wéi qíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel too embarrassed or awkward to do something or to refuse a request, often due to social pressure or a sense of impropriety; to be in an awkward position”.
How do you pronounce 难以为情?
难以为情 is pronounced nán yǐ wéi qíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 难以为情?
指情面上过不去。