自惭形秽

zìcánxínghuì

To feel ashamed because of an inferior look or manners (originally). Broadly: to feel ashamed for a conceived inferiority.

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have a sense of inferiority; look small

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look small

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zi4 can2 xing2 hui4

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

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自惭形秽

zì cán xíng huì

feel ashamed of one's ungainly appearance; ashamed of one's own unseemliness (unworthiness); be ashamed of one's poverty-stricken state; feel ashamed of one's lack of creative talent; feel put to shame (by sb.); feel unworthy (of others' company); have a sense of inferiority (inadequacy); humble oneself; look (feel) small; shrink from oneself as some unclean thing

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自慚形穢|自惭形秽 [zì cán xíng huì] ► to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom) ► to feel inferior