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自愧不如

Mandarin · pinyin zì kuì bù rú

ashamed of being inferior (idiom)
to feel inferior to others

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
愧: kuì · ashamed, conscience-stricken
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as

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4–4–4–2 · zi4 kui4 bu4 ru2

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zi6 kwai3 bat1 jyu4

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(idiomatic) to be ashamed of not being as good as someone else

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