Definition
害臊 means 'to feel ashamed' or 'to be embarrassed.' It's a separable verb (离合词), so you can split it by inserting words like 什么, 过, or a measure word between 害 and 臊 — for example, 害什么臊 ('what's there to be ashamed of?') or 害过一次臊 ('was embarrassed once'). It's colloquial and commonly used in everyday speech.
v.o.
to feel ashamedto be embarrassedto be bashful
Examples
- 害臊。Nǐ nàyàng zuò zhēn ràng rén hài sào.What you did really makes people feel ashamed.
- 害臊，。Tā cónglái bù hài sào, zǒng shì hòu zhe liǎnpí.He's never embarrassed; he always has a thick skin.
- ，。Tā hài guò yí cì sào, zhīhòu zài yě bù tí nà jiàn shì le.She was embarrassed once, and after that she never mentioned it again.
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