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自怨自艾
Mandarin · pinyin zì yuàn zì yì
Meanings
- to be full of remorse
- to repent and redress one's errors
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4–4–4–4 · zi4 yuan4 zi4 yi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zi6 jyun3 zi6 ngaai6
Cantonese word readings for 自怨自艾. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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zi6 jyun3 zi6 ngaai6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be full of remorse and self-reproach
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