无地自容

無地自容

wúdìzìróng

idiom #19,865

Meanings

1 so ashamed as to have no place to hide
2 to feel deeply embarrassed

Characters

to contain; to tolerate

Examples

他当众出丑，感到无地自容。

Tā dāngzhòng chūchǒu, gǎndào wúdìzìróng.

He embarrassed himself in public and felt deeply ashamed.

被老师批评后，她无地自容。

Bèi lǎoshī pīpíng hòu, tā wúdìzìróng.

After being criticized by the teacher, she felt so ashamed she wanted to hide.

Tips

memory

无 (no) + 地 (ground/place) + 自 (self) + 容 (to contain) — so ashamed there is no ground that can contain you. Picture someone so embarrassed they wish the earth would swallow them up.

Stroke Order

无 wú

地 dì

自 zì

容 róng