慚 [惭]

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Pinyin cán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. ashamed
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. ashamed/embarrassed
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    因為​做​咗​唔​合乎​規範​或者​期望​嘅​事​，​而​有​難​堪​嘅​感​覺
    ashamed
    • 慚愧
      惭愧
    • 自慚形穢
      自惭形秽
    • 大言不慚
      大言不惭
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    ashamed; embarrassed
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. ashamed, humiliated
  2. shameful
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    PKQL
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    PJJL
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #74
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我对我自己感到惭愧。
    我對我自己感到慚愧。
    wǒ duì wǒ zì jǐ gǎn dào cán kuì 。
    • I am ashamed of myself.
    • I'm ashamed of myself.
  2. Mandarin
    「你打我是惭酷。」「不是啊，我打你是酷爱！」女者回答。
    「你打我是慚酷。」「不是啊，我打你是酷愛！」女者回答。
    「 nǐ dǎ wǒ shì cán kù 。」「 bú shi a ， wǒ dǎ nǐ shì kù ài ！」 nǚ zhě huí dá 。
    • "You hit me out of hate." "No, I hit you out of love," answered the girl.
  3. Mandarin
    我很惭愧，这是我第一次对我爸说谎。
    我很慚愧，這是我第一次對我爸説謊。
    wǒ hěn cán kuì ， zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì duì wǒ bà shuō huǎng 。
    • This is the first time I've ever lied to my father and I am ashamed of myself.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你一流嘅工作令我感到惭愧。
    你一流嘅工作令我感到慚愧。
    nei5 jat1 lau4 ge3 gung1 zok3 ling6 ngo5 gam2 dou3 caam4 kwai3 。
    • Your excellent work puts me to shame.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋啲老饼喺啲后生面前真系好惭愧。
    我哋啲老餅喺啲後生面前真係好慚愧。
    ngo5 dei6 di1 lou5 beng2 hai2 di1 hau6 saang1 min6 cin4 zan1 hai6 hou2 caam4 kwai5.
    • We old folks are really ashamed in front of these youngsters.
  2. Cantonese
    佢话成份小组项目系佢自己做嘅，真系大言不惭。
    佢話成份小組項目係佢自己做嘅，真係大言不慚。
    keoi5 waa6 seng4 fan6 siu2 zou2 hong6 muk6 hai6 keoi5 zi6 gei2 zou6 ge3, zan1 hai6 daai6 jin4 bat1 caam4
    • He said he alone finished the group project. Such a shameless man!
  3. Cantonese
    佢对自己所做嘅嘢觉得好惭愧。
    佢對自己所做嘅嘢覺得好慚愧。
    keoi5 deoi3 zi6 gei2 so2 zou6 ge3 je5 gok3 dak1 hou2 caam4 kwai5.
    • He was ashamed of what he did.
  4. Cantonese
    你做咁多坏事，惭唔惭愧㗎？
    你做咁多壞事，慚唔慚愧㗎？
    nei5 zou6 gam3 do1 waai6 si6, caam4 m4 caam4 kwai5 gaa3?
    • You such an evildoer, don't you feel ashamed?
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    惭愧
    慚愧
  2. Cantonese
    自惭形秽
    自慚形穢
  3. Cantonese
    大言不惭
    大言不慚