entries → 尷尬
TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
尷尬 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
尷尬 ＝ 尷 ＋ 尬
ㄍㄢ ㄍㄚˋ · gāngà
adj — awkward, embarrassing; caught in a tight spot

字源 FORM — what the parts do

尷awkward — a lame leg under watching eyes (尷尬)gānlives only in this word
尬awkward — a lame leg wedged in the middle (尷尬)gàlives only in this word
尷尬，尷的尷，尬的尬。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

腿一瘸（尢），眾目盯著，想走走不開，想留留不住。
The leg goes lame (尢), every eye on it — you can neither step away nor stay put.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
難堪nánkānthe same hard-to-bear awkwardness彆扭bièniuthe awkward, ill-at-ease feeling