zì cán xíng huì

Traditional: 自慚形穢

自惭形秽 (zì cán xíng huì) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to feel inferior; to feel inadequate”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) to feel inferior; to feel inadequate

Characters in 自惭形秽

自zì · (bound form) self; oneself惭cán · ashamed形xíng · to appear秽huì · (bound form) dirty; filthy

Related words

自己oneself; (attributive) one's own来自to come from (a place)自由freedom; liberty自(bound form) self; oneself自杀to kill oneself自从since (a time)自然nature自我the self; oneself; self-亲自personally独自alone自信to have confidence in oneself自豪proud (of one's achievements etc)

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