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當之有愧

简当之有愧 · 繁當之有愧

Mandarin · pinyin dāng zhī yǒu kuì

to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor

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當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
愧: kuì · ashamed, conscience-stricken
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just

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1–1–3–4 · dang1 zhi1 you3 kui4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dong1 zi1 jau5 kwai3

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