不愧下学 bùkuìxiàxué to learn from subordinates Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 不愧 bùkuì to be worthy of to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be; used to indicate that someone fully deserves a certain reputation or title, often followed by 是 shì or 为 wéi下学 下學 xiàxué to learn from inferiors (literary) To learn from or ask questions of those who are lower in status than oneself without feeling ashamed.