Chinese More information shy; ashamed; shameshy; ashamed; shame; bashful, ashamed ... shy; ashamed; shameshy; ashamed; shame; bashful ashamed trad. (羞愧) 羞 愧 simp. #(羞愧) 羞 愧 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): xiūkuì (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡ ㄎㄨㄟˋ Cantonese (Jyutping): sau1 kwai5 Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siu-khùi Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: xiūkuì Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡ ㄎㄨㄟˋ Tongyong Pinyin: sioukuèi Wade–Giles: hsiu1-kʻuei4 Yale: syōu-kwèi Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shioukuey Palladius: сюкуй (sjukuj) Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: sau1 kwai5 Yale: sāu kwáih Cantonese Pinyin: sau1 kwai5 Guangdong Romanization: seo1 kuei5 Sinological IPA (key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɐi̯¹³/ Southern Min (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-khùi Tâi-lô: siu-khuì Phofsit Daibuun: siu'quix IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siu⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/ IPA (Quanzhou): /siu³³ kʰui⁴¹/ Adjective 羞愧 ashamed; abashed 我感到很羞愧。 ― Wǒ gǎndào hěn xiūkuì. ― I feel ashamed. Synonyms 羞慚／羞惭 (xiūcán) 慚愧／惭愧 (cánkuì) (Hokkien) 見笑／见笑 Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.