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卑以自牧

Mandarin · pinyin bēi yǐ zì mù

(idiom) to conduct oneself humbly; modest

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卑: bēi · humble, low, inferior; despise
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
牧: mù · tend cattle, shepherd

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1–3–4–4 · bei1 yi3 zi4 mu4

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