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理亏心虚

理亏心虚 — “Reason deficient, heart apprehensive”

理亏心虚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel guilty or apprehensive because one knows one is in the wrong or lacks a solid argument”. Literally, “Reason deficient, heart apprehensive”.

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理亏心虚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

理亏心虚 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
理
lǐ11reason, manage, science
亏
kuī3suffer loss or treat unfairly
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
虚
xū11empty, void, unreal, humble, weak

Example Sentence with 理亏心虚

做了错事的人,总会有些理亏心虚,不敢与人对视。
Those who have done wrong deeds always feel a bit guilty and apprehensive, not daring to make eye contact with others.

Idioms Related to 理亏心虚

Antonyms of 理亏心虚

  • lǐ理zhí直qì气zhuàng壮speak with confidence due to being in the right

More idioms starting with 理

  • lǐ理bù不wàng忘luàn乱prepare for disorder in order
  • lǐ理bù不shèng胜cí词reasoning lost in flowery words
  • lǐ理bù不shèng胜cí辞rhetoric over reason
  • lǐ理zhī之dāng当rán然natural and right
  • lǐ理yuān冤zhāi摘fú伏redress grievances and expose corruption
  • lǐ理yuān冤tī擿fú伏redress grievances and expose hidden wrongs
  • lǐ理gù固dāng当rán然It is only natural
  • lǐ理qū屈shì事qióng穷wrong in argument and out of options
  • lǐ理qū屈cí词qióng穷at a loss for words due to weak arguments
  • lǐ理yīng应rú如cǐ此It is only right and proper
  • lǐ理suǒ所bù不róng容unacceptable by reason
  • lǐ理suǒ所dāng当rán然natural and justified

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What does 理亏心虚 mean?

理亏心虚 (lǐ kuī xīn xū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel guilty or apprehensive because one knows one is in the wrong or lacks a solid argument”.

How do you pronounce 理亏心虚?

理亏心虚 is pronounced lǐ kuī xīn xū in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 理亏心虚 literally mean?

Literally, 理亏心虚 means “Reason deficient, heart apprehensive”. It is used to mean “to feel guilty or apprehensive because one knows one is in the wrong or lacks a solid argument”.

What is the Chinese definition of 理亏心虚?

因理由不充分而担心

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