难言之隐
nán yán zhī yǐn
Pinyin

Definition

难言之隐
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nán yán zhī yǐn
  1. a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)
  2. sth too embarrassing to mention
  3. an embarrassing illness

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之
zhī
  1. 1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
  2. 2 him
  3. 3 her
  4. 4 it
之前
zhī qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 prior to
  3. 3 ago
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 beforehand
之后
zhī hòu
  1. 1 afterwards
  2. 2 following
  3. 3 later
  4. 4 after
之间
zhī jiān
  1. 1 between
  2. 2 among
  3. 3 inter-
语言
yǔ yán
  1. 1 language
  2. 2 CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng]
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
  1. 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
三分之一
sān fēn zhī yī
  1. 1 one third
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
  1. 1 invincible position
久而久之
jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī
  1. 1 over time
  2. 2 as time passes
  3. 3 in the fullness of time
之一
zhī yī
  1. 1 one of (sth)
  2. 2 one out of a multitude
  3. 3 one (third, quarter, percent etc)
之上
zhī shàng
  1. 1 above
之下
zhī xià
  1. 1 under
  2. 2 beneath
  3. 3 less than
之中
zhī zhōng
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 among
  3. 3 in the midst of (doing sth)
  4. 4 during
之内
zhī nèi
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 within
之外
zhī wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 excluding
之所以
zhī suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 the reason why
之际
zhī jì
  1. 1 during
  2. 2 at the time of
之类
zhī lèi
  1. 1 and so on
  2. 2 and such
代言
dài yán
  1. 1 to be a spokesperson
  2. 2 to be an ambassador (for a brand)
  3. 3 to endorse
代言人
dài yán rén
  1. 1 spokesperson

Idioms (20)

一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
  1. 1 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
  2. 2 skill in a specialized area (idiom)
一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
  1. 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
  1. 1 lit. friends for a day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. casual acquaintance
一箭之仇
yī jiàn zhī chóu
  1. 1 a wrong suffered (idiom)
  2. 2 old grievance
  3. 3 previous defeat
一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
  1. 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
  1. 1 every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
  1. 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  2. 2 in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
  2. 2 words of enormous weight
一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
  1. 1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

Sample Sentences

我不相信有人会选择这种生活方式。肯定是被逼无奈，或者有什么难言之隐。而且现在给钱的人也不是很多。靠乞讨致富还是有点夸张吧。
wǒ bù xiāngxìn yǒurén huì xuǎnzé zhèzhǒng shēnghuó fāngshì 。kěndìng shì bèi bī wúnài ，huòzhě yǒu shénme nányánzhīyǐn 。érqiě xiànzài gěi qián de rén yě bùshì hěn duō 。kào qǐtǎo zhìfù hái shì yǒudiǎn kuāzhāng ba 。
I don't believe anyone would choose this kind of lifestyle. It's definitely something they were compelled to do, or they have some deep dark secret. And these days, there aren't a lot of people who give money. It seems a little bit out-there to get rich just by begging.
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明星也有难言之隐的嘛。希望你们粉丝能够接受事实。
míngxīng yě yǒu nányánzhīyǐn de ma 。xīwàng nǐmen fěnsī nénggòu jiēshòu shìshí 。
Celebrities have their sensitive issues too you know. I wish you fans could understand that.
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我女孩子家都不怕，你怕什么呀！彤彤，你是不是有什么难言之隐啊？
wǒ nǚháizi jiā dōu bù pà ，nǐ pà shénme yā ！Tóngtong ，nǐ shì bu shì yǒu shénme nányánzhīyǐn ā ？
I'm not afraid of anything, and I'm a girl! What are you afraid of? Tong Tong, is there something you don't want to talk about?
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