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Chinese[edit]
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shy; ashamed; shame shy; ashamed; shame; bashful
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grating (of surfaces); tart; acerbic
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trad. (羞澀)
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羞
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澀
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simp. (羞涩)
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羞
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涩
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Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sau1 saap3, sau1 sap1, sau1 sik1, sau1 gip3
- Yale: sāu saap, sāu sāp, sāu sīk, sāu gip
- Cantonese Pinyin: sau1 saap8, sau1 sap7, sau1 sik7, sau1 gip8
- Guangdong Romanization: seo1 sab3, seo1 seb1, seo1 xig1, seo1 gib3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ saːp̚³/, /sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐp̚⁵/, /sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/, /sɐu̯⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/
- Southern Min
Adjective[edit]
羞澀
- shy; bashful
Synonyms[edit]
- 忸怩 (niǔní)
- 畏小禮/畏小礼 (Teochew, Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 秘四 (Hokkien)
- 覕䟙/𰴕䟙 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 靦腆/䩄腆 (miǎntiǎn)
- 驚無藝/惊无艺 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
Derived terms[edit]