zì​kuì​fú​rú

to feel ashamed of one's inferiority

  1. 自 zì affixadverb
    self
    (bound form) self; oneself; one's own; refers to an action done by oneself or to oneself
  2. 愧 kuì adjective
    ashamed
    (bound form) ashamed; conscience-stricken; feeling regret for a mistake or failure to fulfill a responsibility
  3. not
    literary word for "not", similar to 不 bù
  4. 如 rú verbadverb
    to measure up to
    to measure up to; to be equal to; usually used in the negative to mean not as good as