zì​kuì​fú​rú

to feel ashamed of one's inferiority

  • created reference approved 自愧弗如 → 自愧不如 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自愧弗如 zì​kuì​fú​rú

    自愧不如 zì​kuì​bù​rú

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  • created reference approved 自愧弗如 → 自惭形秽/自慚形穢 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自愧弗如 zì​kuì​fú​rú

    自惭形秽 / 自慚形穢 zì​cán​xíng​huì

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  • created reference approved 自愧弗如 → 自命不凡 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自愧弗如 zì​kuì​fú​rú

    自命不凡 zì​mìng​bù​fán

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  • created sense approved 自愧弗如 · zì​kuì​fú​rú · to feel ashamed of one's inferiority — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自愧弗如

    zì​kuì​fú​rú

    to feel ashamed of one's inferiority

    To feel ashamed or embarrassed because one is not as good as others; (idiom) to acknowledge that one is inferior to someone else.

    自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 愧 (literal) → 愧 · kuì · ashamed 弗 (literal) → 弗 · fú · not 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to measure up to

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