折殺
zhé​shā

to feel undeserving

  • created reference approved 折杀/折殺 → 折煞 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    折杀 / 折殺 zhé​shā

    折煞 zhé​shā

    variant

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  • created sense approved 折杀/折殺 · zhé​shā · to feel undeserving — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    折杀 / 折殺

    zhé​shā

    to feel undeserving

    (colloquial) to feel unworthy of someone's excessive courtesy, respect, or generosity; to be overwhelmed by special favor. Often used to politely discourage someone from being overly formal or giving an overly generous gift.

    zhé​sha

    折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to suffer loss 杀 (literal) → 杀/殺 · shā · [extremely]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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