愧疚
kuì jiù
Pinyin

Definition

愧疚
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kuì jiù
  1. to feel guilty
  2. to feel ashamed of oneself
  3. to be remorseful

Character Decomposition

Related Words (15)

不愧
bù kuì
  1. 1 to be worthy of
  2. 2 to deserve to be called
  3. 3 to prove oneself to be
内疚
nèi jiù
  1. 1 guilty conscience
  2. 2 to feel a twinge of guilt
愧疚
kuì jiù
  1. 1 to feel guilty
  2. 2 to feel ashamed of oneself
  3. 3 to be remorseful
惭愧
cán kuì
  1. 1 ashamed
问心无愧
wèn xīn wú kuì
  1. 1 lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
愧对
kuì duì
  1. 1 to be ashamed to face (sb)
  2. 2 to feel bad about having failed (sb)
无愧
wú kuì
  1. 1 to have a clear conscience
  2. 2 to feel no qualms
当之无愧
dāng zhī wú kuì
  1. 1 fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
羞愧
xiū kuì
  1. 1 ashamed
自愧不如
zì kuì bù rú
  1. 1 ashamed of being inferior (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel inferior to others
愧
kuì
  1. 1 old variant of 愧[kuì]
愧怍
kuì zuò
  1. 1 ashamed
抱愧
bào kuì
  1. 1 feel ashamed
歉疚
qiàn jiù
  1. 1 remorseful
  2. 2 guilt-ridden
负疚
fù jiù
  1. 1 (literary) to feel apologetic
  2. 2 to feel guilty

Idioms (9)

不愧下学
bù kuì xià xué
  1. 1 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
不愧不怍
bù kuì bù zuò
  1. 1 no shame, no subterfuge (idiom); just and honorable
  2. 2 upright and above board
问心无愧
wèn xīn wú kuì
  1. 1 lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
愧悔无地
kuì huǐ wú dì
  1. 1 ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)
扪心无愧
mén xīn wú kuì
  1. 1 lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
当之无愧
dāng zhī wú kuì
  1. 1 fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
羞愧难当
xiū kuì nán dāng
  1. 1 to feel ashamed (idiom)
自愧不如
zì kuì bù rú
  1. 1 ashamed of being inferior (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel inferior to others
自愧弗如
zì kuì fú rú
  1. 1 to feel ashamed at being inferior (idiom)

Sample Sentences

小尤看到李探长的脸上露出了愧疚的神情。
XiǎoYóu kàndào Lǐ tànzhǎng de liǎn shàng lùchū le kuìjiù de shénqíng 。
Xiao You saw the remorse written all over Detective Li's face.
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在中国人的传统观念中，“不孝有三，无后为大”，因为无法承担传宗接代的责任，很多同性恋者本身都会觉得对不起父母，心怀愧疚感，又怎么会为自己感到自豪呢？
zài zhōngguórén de chuántǒng guānniàn zhōng ，“bùxiào yǒu sān，wú hòu wéi dà ”，yīnwèi wúfǎ chéngdān chuánzōngjiēdài de zérèn ，hěnduō tóngxìngliànzhě běnshēn dōuhuì juéde duìbuqǐ fùmǔ ，xīnhuái kuìjiù gǎn ，yòu zénme huì wèi zìjǐ gǎndào zìháo ne ？
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