xấu hổ

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xấurisingsắc hổdippinghỏi

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xấu hổ means to be ashamed; to be embarrassed.

Meanings of xấu hổ in English

Verb

to be ashamed; to be embarrassed
to be bashful; to be shy ≈ thẹn mắc cỡ

Noun

touch-me-not; shy plant (Mimosa pudica)

Example sentences with xấu hổ

Cô ta đỏ mặt vì xấu hổ. She blushed with shame.
Thẳng nhóc xấu hổ lắp bắp tên của nó. The shy boy murmured his name.
Chúng tôi xấu hổ. We are embarrassed.
Ông là xấu hổ vì ở không (không làm gì cả). He is ashamed of being idle.
Tom đã nói với tôi rằng anh ấy không xấu hổ. Tom told me that he wasn't embarrassed.
Cái này đôi khi được gọi là "bước đi của sự xấu hổ". This is sometimes called the walk of shame.
Điều này đôi khi được gọi là "bước đi của sự xấu hổ". This is sometimes called the walk of shame.
Tôi cảm thấy xấu hổ vì đã cư xử thô lỗ với cô ấy. I am ashamed of having been rude to her.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

xấu + hổ.

Frequently asked questions

What does xấu hổ mean in English?

xấu hổ (verb) means "to be ashamed; to be embarrassed".

How do you pronounce xấu hổ?

IPA: Hanoi [səw˧˦ ho˧˩]; Saigon [səw˦˥ how˨˩˦]. Tones: xấu — rising tone (sắc), hổ — dipping tone (hỏi).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.