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鳩拙
jiū​zhuō

my humble self

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

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鸠拙/ 鳩拙 jiū​zhuō (also jiū​zhuó) my humble self

(literary) a humble way of referring to oneself, literally meaning to be as clumsy as a dove at building a nest

References

antonym 鸠拙/鳩拙 → 精乖/精乖
antonym 鸠拙/鳩拙 → 聪颖/聰穎
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