







客囊羞涩 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Financially embarrassed or short of money, especially while traveling”. Having an empty purse. Literally, “Traveler's purse embarrassed”.

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Open the tool →客囊羞涩 (kè náng xiū sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Financially embarrassed or short of money, especially while traveling”.
客囊羞涩 is pronounced kè náng xiū sè in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 客囊羞涩 means “Traveler's purse embarrassed”. It is used to mean “Financially embarrassed or short of money, especially while traveling”.
囊:口袋;羞涩:难为情。指旅途中缺乏钱财