滴水难消 — “To feel unworthy of or unable to repay even a small favor or gift”
滴水难消 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel unworthy of or unable to repay even a small favor or gift”. To find it hard to accept even a minor kindness due to a sense of immense indebtedness or unworthiness. Literally, “Difficult to bear even a drop of water”.
滴水难消 Pronunciation and Pinyin
滴水难消 Character Breakdown
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What does 滴水难消 mean?
滴水难消 (dī shuǐ nán xiāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel unworthy of or unable to repay even a small favor or gift”.
How do you pronounce 滴水难消?
滴水难消 is pronounced dī shuǐ nán xiāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 滴水难消 literally mean?
Literally, 滴水难消 means “Difficult to bear even a drop of water”. It is used to mean “to feel unworthy of or unable to repay even a small favor or gift”.
What is the Chinese definition of 滴水难消?
指虽菲薄之物也不能受用。