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自惭形秽

zìcánxínghuì

Traditional: 自慚形穢

to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom) / to feel inferior

Character Breakdown

自
zì
self; private, personal; from
HSK 3
惭
cán
ashamed, humiliated; shameful
HSK 5
形
xíng
form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
HSK 5
秽
huì
dirty, unclean; immoral, obscene

Additional Information

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Chinese
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