难以启齿 — “Difficult to express”
难以启齿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “difficult to express”. Hard to articulate; find it hard to say. Literally, “hard to open one's mouth”.
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难以启齿 Pronunciation and Pinyin
难以启齿 Character Breakdown
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她觉得那个秘密难以启齿，一直埋藏在心里。
She found that secret hard to say and kept it buried in her heart.
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Synonyms of 难以启齿
More idioms starting with 难
- nán难shàng上jiā加nán难difficulty upon difficulty
- nán难hū乎wéi为qíng情feel awkward or embarrassed
- 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yǐ以wéi为qíng情too embarrassed to refuse
- nán难yǐ以wéi为jì继hard to sustain
- 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 难以启齿 mean?
难以启齿 (nán yǐ qǐ chǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “difficult to express”.
How do you pronounce 难以启齿?
难以启齿 is pronounced nán yǐ qǐ chǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 难以启齿 literally mean?
Literally, 难以启齿 means “hard to open one's mouth”. It is used to mean “difficult to express”.
What is the Chinese definition of 难以启齿?
启齿：开口。话很难说出口