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顧影自憐
简 顾影自怜 · 繁 顧影自憐Mandarin · pinyin gù yǐng zì lián
Meanings
- lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)
- fig. alone and dejected
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4–3–4–2 · gu4 ying3 zi4 lian2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gu3 jing2 zi6 lin4
Cantonese word readings for 顧影自憐. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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gu3 jing2 zi6 lin4
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