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丢脸的事 — meaning in English

diū liǎn de shì

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English meaning

  • embarrassment noun A feeling of awkward shame or self-consciousness.
  • fie intj An old-fashioned exclamation of disapproval, disgust, or mock outrage, sometimes followed by "on" or "upon."

Senses

丢脸的事 is used for these senses in English:

  • abashment The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]
  • embarrassment A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
  • fie (archaic) Sometimes followed by on or upon: used to express distaste, disgust, or outrage.

embarrassment — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of awkward shame or self-consciousness.
  2. noun A person or thing that causes shame or discredit to others.

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