难以启齿

nán yǐ qǐ chǐ

定義

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

难以启齿 の構成語

• 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