羞 (sau1 | xiu1) : shameful; ashamed; shame

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羞

sau1

xiu1

[1] [adj] shameful; disgraceful; bashful
[2] [v] feel ashamed; be shy; embarrass
[3] [n] shame; embarrassment; shyness | [粵] 醜

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 羊 (#123)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

羞

This word has been viewed 8928 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Oct 2016 03:46

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沒羞 mut6 sau1 mei2 xiu1 = shameless 國

羞恥 sau1 ci2 xiu1 chi3 = shame

羞人 sau1 jan4 = feel abashed

羞家 sau1 gaa1 = disgrace

羞愧 sau1 kwai5 xiu1 kui4 = ashamed

害羞 hoi6 sau1 hai4 xiu1 = shy 國

怕羞 paa3 sau1 pa4 xiu1 = coy; shy; bashful

不知羞恥 bat1 zi1 sau1 ci2 bu4 zhi1 xiu1 chi3 = act shamelessly 國

羞辱 sau1 juk6 xiu1 ru3 = to baffle; to humiliate, shame, dishonor; humiliation

閉月羞花 bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1 bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1 = said of a women's beauty; outshine the moon and put flowers to shame; gorgeous
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 羞
Unicode code for this character: U+7f9e (off-site link)

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