paiseh means embarrassed; humiliated; shy.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, paiseh ranks #1,039 of 20,800 for Qualifying.
paiseh is pronounced [ˌpʰaɪ˨˦ ˈse˨˩].
Etymology
From Hokkien 歹勢／歹势 (phái-sè, “embarrassed”).
adj
- Embarrassed; humiliated; shy“We say sorrysorrysorry to make sure we are: / So pai say, we have to repeat two, three times; ..”
intj
- Excuse me; sorry (expression of regret or embarrassment).
verb
- To be ashamed and reluctant; to be shy or embarrassed.