害臊

• Pinyin: hài sào
• Desglose de hanzi: 害 = feel, suffer; 臊 = 月 (flesh) + 喿 (noisy/rank) — a rank smell associated with shame and embarrassment

Significado

Sentirse avergonzado; sentir vergüenza por la propia conducta.

A colloquial expression for shame rooted in awareness that one's behaviour violates moral or social norms. Slightly stronger than 害羞 in its moral dimension — 害臊 implies guilt over wrongdoing or disgraceful conduct, whereas 害羞 is simply shyness. Common in everyday speech and literary dialogue.

Ejemplos

1. 他当众撒谎被揭穿后，羞得满脸通红，连头都不敢抬，十分害臊。
2. 你做了这种事，难道一点都不害臊吗？还有脸面在大家面前大言不惭。
3. 她想起自己年少时的莽撞行为，至今仍觉得害臊，不愿提及那段往事。

Guía de uso

Contexto: everyday speech, moral criticism, literary dialogue

Tono: reproachful

Correcto

• 你居然把邻居的东西顺手拿走，这种行为实在让人害臊，赶紧去道歉吧。(You actually took your neighbour's belongings without asking — that kind of behaviour is truly shameful; go and apologise at once.)
• 他在同学聚会上炫耀自己从未做过的事情，事后被人揭穿，害臊得无地自容。(He boasted at the class reunion about things he had never done; when exposed afterwards, he was so ashamed he wished the ground would swallow him up.)

Incorrecto

• 害臊 used for mild shyness without a moral dimension — use 害羞 for simple shyness; 害臊 specifically implies a sense of wrongdoing or disgrace

Origen e historia

害 (to suffer, to feel) + 臊 (stench of shame, rankness) — to feel the stench of shame

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal