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难堪
nánkān
Description
“难堪”是说心里很不舒服，觉得没面子，很尴尬。
"难堪" means feeling very uncomfortable, embarrassed, or losing face.
别人说了让你不高兴的话时，你可能会觉得很难堪。
When someone says something that upsets you, you might feel very 难堪.
Meanings
难堪nánkān
embarrassed; awkward; feeling humiliated
他当众说我，让我很难堪。
He embarrassed me by speaking about me in public.
难堪nánkān
hard to bear; unbearable
夏天的天气热得难堪。
The summer weather is unbearably hot.
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Notes
- Etymology
难 (hard) + 堪 (to bear); literally 'hard to bear'.
- Nuance
emphasizes social embarrassment more strongly than 尴尬.
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