修 was my math teacher, who pursued a pretty girl in class, once 羞ru3 humiliated me as "take off your pants to fart" after I answered a question redundantly. Later he caught me reading novel in his class, felt shamed and left class with a flick of his sleeves--fu xiu4袖 er qu. A female committee member of study chased and begged him to come back.
Recall his restrained manner, I guess that he was a bachelor and still needed to show his graceful side, haha.
In modern China, many people don't 修, 而 do not 知羞, our past lingxiu has responsibility too.
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ZT
从前呐，有一个单科秀才，总是觉得自己了不起，文如锦绣，诗如莲花。四下张望，只有一个叫欧阳修的，能和自己相比。
一日——就是有一天呐，这秀才背起行囊——就是一个斜背包，拿了一张地图，要对欧阳修进行文学访问。那真是，一脸得意，丌种豪情。心想，定要访他个哑口无言，乖乖地亮出免战牌。
说话间，秀才来到河边，上船的时候，歪脑袋看见一棵枇杷树，好秀才，出口成吟∶“路旁一批杷，两朵大丫杈。” ——要说嘛，这秀才的前两句还是挺顺当的，可不知怎厶，总是後劲不足，後面就憋不出来。 要说天下的事儿，就是一个巧。正巧欧阳修也来过河，随口说道∶“未结黄金果，先开白玉花。” 秀才一听，拱手赞道∶“想不到老兄也会吟诗，对得还不错，不失我的原意。这可是诗人兴会了。”
说话间，船老大已经开船了，批杷树渐行渐远，秀才见河中有一群鹅，有的鹅潜水，有的鹅灌水，诗兴又起，脱口念道∶“远看一群鹅，一棒打下河。”
话说秀才两句出口，又没词儿了。欧阳修顺口接道∶“白毛浮绿水，红掌拨清波。”
秀才大喜∶“嗬！看来老兄肚子里还真有点货，竟能懂得我的诗意。那秀才大步流星，从船头跨到船尾，向欧阳修伸出双手，一边跑一边说∶“诗人同登舟，去访欧阳修。”欧阳修连忙把双手高高拱起∶“修已知道你，你还不知修/xiu--shame。”
