难以启齿 (nán) — ter dificuldade em mencionar (algo embaraçoso); ter vergonha de falar sobre

Definição

Exemplos

• 这件事实在太丢脸了，我难以启齿。
  Zhè jiàn shì shí zài tài diū liǎn le, wǒ nán.
  This matter is really too embarrassing; I find it hard to speak about it.
• 关于那笔钱的去向，他一直难以启齿。
  Guān yú nà bǐ qián de qù xiàng, tā yì zhí nán.
  Regarding where that money went, he has always found it hard to talk about it.
• 他有一些难以启齿的隐私，我们不必追问。
  Tā yǒu yì xiē nán de yǐn sī, wǒ men bú bì zhuī wèn.
  He has some private matters that are hard to speak about; we don't need to press.