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自怜
zì​lián

to feel sorry for oneself

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 顾影自怜 gù​yǐng​zì​lián self-pitying
    (idiom) looking at one's own shadow and feeling sorry for oneself; alone and dejected
  • 自艾自怜 zì​yì​zì​lián to feel sorry for oneself
    to be full of self-pity; to wallow in one's own misery