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自我解嘲

Mandarin · pinyin zì wǒ jiě cháo

to refer to one's foibles or failings with self-deprecating humor

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
我: wǒ · our, us, i, me, my, we
解: jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
嘲: cháo · ridicule, deride, scorn, jeer at

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4–3–3–2 · zi4 wo3 jie3 chao2

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zi6 ngo5 gaai2 zaau1

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