忸怩

Chinese

		accustomed to; blush; be shy	shy, timid, bashful; look ashame
simp. and trad. (忸怩)		忸	怩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niǔní

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nuk⁶ nei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: niǔní
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neouni
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ni³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nuk⁶ nei⁴
  - Yale: nuhk nèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nuk⁹ nei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: nug⁶ néi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /nʊk̚² nei̯²¹/

Adjective

忸怩

bashful; shy; reserved

Japanese

Kanji in this term
忸	怩
じく Hyōgaiji	じ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Adjective

忸怩 (-tari inflection, hiragana じくじ, rōmaji jikuji)

bashful; shameful; ashamed

Adverb

忸怩 (hiragana じくじ, rōmaji jikuji)

ashamedly

Usage notes

Used with と

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