We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「忸怩作態」, with its usage explained below.
Discover the idiom 「忸怩作態」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Embarrassed: a look of shame. Describes an unnatural, ungenerous, shy and artificial look.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
niǔ ní zuò tài
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
nau2 nei4 jok3 taai3
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
