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愧天怍人
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愧天怍人 — “To feel utterly ashamed and guilty before both heaven and man”

愧天怍人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel utterly ashamed and guilty before both heaven and man”. To have no face to meet anyone due to one's wrongdoings. Literally, “Ashamed before Heaven and Man”.

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愧天怍人 Pronunciation and Pinyin

愧天怍人 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
愧
kuì12Ashamed or feeling guilty
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
怍
zuò8feel ashamed or embarrassed
人
rén2human being, person

Example Sentence with 愧天怍人

他因为在公司会议上说谎而感到愧天怍人,再也抬不起头
He felt utterly ashamed before heaven and man for lying in the company meeting and could no longer hold his head high.

Idioms Related to 愧天怍人

Antonyms of 愧天怍人

  • bù不kuì愧bù不zuò怍have a clear conscience

More idioms starting with 愧

  • kuì愧bù不gǎn敢dāng当ashamed and unworthy of honor
  • kuì愧huǐ悔wú无dì地overwhelmed with shame and regret

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What does 愧天怍人 mean?

愧天怍人 (kuì tiān zuò rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel utterly ashamed and guilty before both heaven and man”.

How do you pronounce 愧天怍人?

愧天怍人 is pronounced kuì tiān zuò rén in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 愧天怍人 literally mean?

Literally, 愧天怍人 means “Ashamed before Heaven and Man”. It is used to mean “to feel utterly ashamed and guilty before both heaven and man”.

What is the Chinese definition of 愧天怍人?

怍:惭愧。对天对人,都感到惭愧。指做了亏心事无脸见人。

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