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chǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. shame
  2. 2. disgrace

Words Containing 耻

礼义廉耻
lǐ yì lián chǐ

sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[sì wéi])

厚颜无耻
hòu yán wú chǐ

shameless

耻骨
chǐ gǔ

pubis

可耻
kě chǐ

shameful

无耻
wú chǐ

without any sense of shame

羞耻
xiū chǐ

(a feeling of) shame

耻毛
chǐ máo

pubic hair

不耻下问
bù chǐ xià wèn

not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

含忍耻辱
hán rěn chǐ rǔ

to eat humble pie

知耻
zhī chǐ

to have a sense of shame

耻笑
chǐ xiào

to sneer at sb

不知羞耻
bù zhī xiū chǐ

to have no sense of shame

廉耻
lián chǐ

honor and shame

恬不知耻
tián bù zhī chǐ

to have no sense of shame

忍耻
rěn chǐ

to endure humiliation

雪耻
xuě chǐ

to take revenge for a past insult

贫不足耻
pín bù zú chǐ

it is no disgrace to be poor (idiom)

病耻感
bìng chǐ gǎn

stigma attached to a disease

耻骂
chǐ mà

to abuse

一雪前耻
yī xuě qián chǐ

to wipe away a humiliation (idiom)

好学近乎知,力行近乎仁,知耻近乎勇
hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng

to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)

耻辱
chǐ rǔ

disgrace

奇耻大辱
qí chǐ dà rǔ

extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom)

勿忘国耻
wù wàng guó chǐ

Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria

荒淫无耻
huāng yín wú chǐ

shameless

报仇雪耻
bào chóu xuě chǐ

to take revenge and erase humiliation (idiom)

八荣八耻
bā róng bā chǐ

Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines

国耻
guó chǐ

national humiliation, refers to Japanese incursions into China in the 1930s and 40s, and more especially to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria