thẹn

Thân thiện

Cô bé cảm thấy thẹn khi được mọi người khen ngợi.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To feel ashamed: To experience a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of having done something wrong, foolish, or dishonorable.
   • To feel shy: To feel nervous, timid, or self-conscious in the presence of or when interacting with other people, especially strangers or a group.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy thẹn đỏ mặt khi bị khen. (She blushed with shyness when complimented.)
  • Nó cảm thấy thẹn vì hành động tham lam của mình. (He felt ashamed of his greedy action.)
  • Đứa trẻ thẹn thùng núp sau lưng mẹ. (The shy child hid behind their mother.)

Advanced Usage

• "thẹn thùng": to be bashful or timid. This reduplicative form emphasizes a state of shyness.

  • Cô dâu trẻ trông rất thẹn thùng. (The young bride looked very bashful.)

• "thẹn với lòng": to feel ashamed in one's heart/conscience.

  • Làm điều đó, anh không thẹn với lòng sao? (By doing that, aren't you ashamed in your own heart?)

Variants and Related Words

• Xấu hổ (v): to be ashamed, to be embarrassed. This is a very close synonym, often stronger in tone.

  • Tôi thật xấu hổ vì đã quên lời hứa. (I am truly ashamed for forgetting my promise.)

• Ngại ngùng (v): to feel hesitant or reluctant due to shyness or politeness.

  • Cậu ấy ngại ngùng không dám bước vào. (He felt too shy to step inside.)

Synonyms

• Ashamed: feeling shame.
• Shy: being reserved or having difficulty in social situations.
• Bashful: socially shy or timid.

Related Idioms

• Thẹn đỏ mặt tía tai: to blush deeply (literally: to be ashamed until one's face and ears turn purple). Describes extreme embarrassment or shyness.

  • Nghe nói vậy, cô ấy thẹn đỏ mặt tía tai. (Hearing that said, she blushed deeply.)

• Thẹn thuồng: to feel deeply ashamed or mortified.

  • Hắn thẹn thuồng không dám ngẩng mặt lên. (He was so mortified he didn't dare raise his head.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to feet ashamed to feel shy