难以启齿 in English nan2 yi3 qi3 chi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiomatic expression)
  • to find it hard to speak about sth

Simplified Characters

难 以 启 齿

Traditional Characters

難 以 啟 齒

Pinyin

nan2 yi3 qi3 chi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

难nan2difficult (to...) 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 启qi3variant of 啟|启[qi3] 齿chi3tooth