抱愧
bào kuì
Pinyin

Definition

抱愧
 - 
bào kuì
  1. feel ashamed

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bào
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to carry (in one's arms)
  3. 3 to hug
  4. 4 to embrace
  5. 5 to surround
  6. 6 to cherish
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble
  3. 3 to harbor a complaint
  4. 4 to feel dissatisfied
yōng bào
  1. 1 to embrace
  2. 2 to hug
bù kuì
  1. 1 to be worthy of
  2. 2 to deserve to be called
  3. 3 to prove oneself to be
wèn xīn wú kuì
  1. 1 lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
kuì jiù
  1. 1 to feel guilty
  2. 2 to feel ashamed of oneself
  3. 3 to be remorseful
cán kuì
  1. 1 ashamed
huái bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to cherish
  3. 3 within the bosom (of the family)
  4. 4 to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
bào bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to embrace
bào yǒu
  1. 1 have
  2. 2 possess
bào zhěn
  1. 1 bolster
  2. 2 a long pillow or cushion
bào qiàn
  1. 1 to be sorry
  2. 2 to feel apologetic
  3. 3 sorry!
hé bào
  1. 1 to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
kuì
  1. 1 old variant of 愧[kuì]
kuì duì
  1. 1 to be ashamed to face (sb)
  2. 2 to feel bad about having failed (sb)
kuì zuò
  1. 1 ashamed
dǎ bào bù píng
  1. 1 to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice
  2. 2 to fight for justice
  3. 3 also written 抱打不平[bào dǎ bù píng]
bào bù píng
  1. 1 to be outraged by an injustice
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
bào dìng
  1. 1 to hold on firmly
  2. 2 to cling (to a belief)
  3. 3 stubbornly

Idioms (16)

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
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
愧悔无地
kuì huǐ wú dì
  1. 1 ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
抱头鼠窜
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
抱头鼠蹿
bào tóu shǔ cuān
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
  2. 2 also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
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)
临时抱佛脚
lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 making a hasty last-minute effort
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)

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