Definition
无愧 means 'to have a clear conscience' or 'to feel no shame'. It is a separable verb (离合词): the object 愧 can separate from 无 when inserting modifiers, e.g. 无一点愧 ('not a shred of guilt'). The common pattern '无愧于' means 'to be worthy of' and is often used in formal or literary contexts.
v.o.
to have a clear conscienceto feel no shameto be worthy (of)
Examples
- 。Tā duì zìjǐ zuò de shì wènxīn wú kuì.He has a clear conscience about what he did.
- 。Tā duì jiāxiāng fùmǔ wú yìdiǎn kuì.He feels not a shred of shame toward his hometown parents.
- 。Tā wú kuì yú zhège chēnghào.He is worthy of this title.
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