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自嘆不如

简自叹不如 · 繁自嘆不如

Mandarin · pinyin zì tàn bù rú

to consider oneself as being not as good as the others

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
叹: tàn · sigh, admire

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4–4–4–2 · zi4 tan4 bu4 ru2

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