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無地自容 (mou4 dei6 zi6 jung4) — have nowhere to hide oneself for shame; feel too ashamed to show one's face; with one's tail between one's legs in Cantonese

mouˎ₄無deiˍ₆地ziˍ₆自jungˎ₄容
简 无地自容
Mandarin Pinyin: wu2 di4 zi4 rong2

Meaning of 無地自容

nounhave nowhere to hide oneself for shame; feel too ashamed to show one's face; with one's tail between one's legs

Characters in 無地自容

無mou4
no matter what (or how); not yet
地dei6
earth; land; soil; ground
自zi6
natural; naturally; a Chinese family name
容jung4
allow; permit

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