4 characters Idiom and proverb 9 267

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We’re presenting the idiom 「忸怩不安」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Embarrassed: a look of shame. Excuse me. Feeling flustered.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

niǔ ní bù ān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

nau2 nei4 bat1 on1

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