负疚 (fù jiù) — (literary, separable verb) to feel guilty or ap…

Definition

Literary verb meaning 'to feel guilty in one's heart' — an internal, ongoing sense of remorse, stronger than ordinary 后悔. It is separable: 负着疚 / 负此疚.

verb

(literary, separable verb) to feel guilty or apologetic

负疚。
Tā duì zì jǐ de cuò wù shēn gǎn fù jiù.
He deeply feels guilty about his mistake.
疚。
Tā yì zhí wèi cǐ shì fù zhe jiù.
She has been bearing guilt for this matter all along.
疚，。
Ruò fù cǐ jiù zhōng shēng, nán yǐ shì huái.
If one bears this guilt for life, it is hard to let go.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

疚jiùguilt

负, 'bear', acts on 疚, 'guilt', so one feels guilty.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 負; 负 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 負 combines 人 (person) and 貝 (cowry), with 人 written as ⺈; the simplified 负 is a later abbreviation.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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