| 忸怩 | niǔ ní | bashful; blushing | |
| 忸怩作态 | niǔ ní zuò tài | to behave coyly (idiom) | |
| 忸忸怩怩 | niǔ niǔ ní ní | timid; bashful | |
| 颜厚有忸怩 | yán hòu yǒu niǔ ní | even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame (idiom) | |
| 忸怩不安 | niǔ ní bù ān | to be embarrassed (idiom) |
| 1 | i am ashamed of my emptiness, said the word to the work. | |
| 2 | Never apologize for what you have done. | |
| 3 | praise shames me, for i secretly beg for it. | |
| 4 | So there he stood, the observed of all observers and I never saw anyone so self-conscious. | |
| 5 | The doctor shy of say: "I found you still pretty cute"..." |