羞愧

• 병음: xiū kuì
• 한자 분석: 羞 = 羊 + 丑 (shame/embarrassment); 愧 = 忄 + 鬼 (guilt/remorse)

뜻

부끄럽고 죄송함(깊은 자책)

Combines shame (羞) with guilt (愧). Stronger than simple embarrassment — implies a moral dimension where one recognises having fallen short of expected standards. Common in literary and formal speech.

예문

1. 他听到父母为自己所受的委屈，心中涌起一阵难以压抑的羞愧，当场红了眼眶。
2. 面对同学们信任的目光，她因自己的失职感到无比羞愧，当众向大家道歉并承担责任。
3. 将军回顾失利的战役，深感羞愧难当，当即向上级请罪，表示愿意承担一切后果。

사용 가이드

맥락: emotion, morality, apology, literature

어조: negative/reflective

올바른 표현

• 他深感羞愧，主动找到受害者当面致歉，并承诺竭尽所能弥补自己造成的损失。(Feeling deep shame and remorse, he proactively sought out the victim to apologise in person and promised to do everything possible to make amends.)
• 看到老人艰难地爬上台阶而无人相助，她感到一阵羞愧，赶紧上前搀扶。(Seeing the elderly person struggling up the steps with no one to help, she felt a pang of shame and quickly stepped forward to assist.)

피해야 할 표현

• 对天气感到羞愧 — 羞愧 requires a moral dimension involving one's own actions or failures; for general discomfort use 不舒服 or 不满; one cannot feel moral shame over natural events

기원과 역사

羞 (shame/embarrassment) + 愧 (guilt/remorse) — shame combined with moral guilt

문화적 배경

시대: Traditional to Modern

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal