无地自容 (wú dì zì róng) — extremely ashamed; mortified
Definition
Literally 'no ground to contain oneself' — a chengyu for being so ashamed you wish the ground would swallow you up. Stronger than 惭愧 (a quiet sense of shame); closer in force to 羞愧.
idiom
extremely ashamedmortified
Examples
- ，无地自容。Tā fā xiàn zì jǐ shuō cuò le huà, dùn shí gǎn dào wú dì zì róng.He realized he had said something wrong and immediately felt mortified.
- ，无地自容。Dāng zhe suǒ yǒu rén de miàn bèi pī píng, tā xiū dé wú dì zì róng.Being criticized in front of everyone, she was so ashamed she wished she could disappear.
- 无地自容。Tā de yú chǔn xíng wéi ràng quán jiā wú dì zì róng.His foolish behavior brought shame upon the whole family.
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