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自愧弗如
Mandarin · pinyin zì kuì fú rú
Meanings
- to feel ashamed at being inferior (idiom)
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4–4–2–2 · zi4 kui4 fu2 ru2
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zi6 kwai3 fat1 jyu4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) synonym of 自愧不如 (zìkuì-bùrú, “to be ashamed of not being as good as someone else”)
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