难以启齿

nán yǐ qǐ chǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
  2. 2. to find it hard to speak about sth

Child Words of 难以启齿

以
yǐ

to use

难
nán

difficult (to...)

难
nàn

disaster

难以
nán yǐ

hard to (predict, imagine etc)

启
qǐ

Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[yǔ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[xià cháo] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)

启齿
qǐ chǐ

to open one's mouth

齿
chǐ

tooth