妄自菲薄

Chinese

		absurd; fantastic	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	rich; luxurious; phenanthrene (chemical) rich; luxurious; phenanthrene (chemical); Philippines (abbrev.)	thin; slight; meagre thin; slight; meagre; small; ungenerous; unkind; mean; frivolous; despise; belittle; to approach; to go near; peppermint
trad. (妄自菲薄)		妄	自	菲	薄
simp. #(妄自菲薄)		妄	自	菲	薄

Etymology

From Chu Shi Biao [227] by Zhuge Liang:

誠宜開張聖聽，以光先帝遺德，恢弘志士之氣，不宜妄自菲薄，引喻失義，以塞忠諫之路也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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诚宜开张圣听，以光先帝遗德，恢弘志士之气，不宜妄自菲薄，引喻失义，以塞忠谏之路也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang), 出師表

Chéng yí kāizhāng shèngtīng, yǐ guāng xiāndì yídé, huīhóng zhìshì zhī qì, bùyí wàngzìfěibó, yǐnyùshīyì, yǐ sè zhōngjiàn zhī lù yě. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàngzìfěibó

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁵ zi⁶ fei² bok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàngzìfěibó
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàngzìhfěibó
    • Wade–Giles: wang⁴-tzŭ⁴-fei³-po²
    • Yale: wàng-dz̀-fěi-bwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqtzyhfeeibor
    • Palladius: ванцзыфэйбо (vanczyfɛjbo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁵ zi⁶ fei² bok⁶
    • Yale: móhng jih féi bohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁵ dzi⁶ fei² bok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁵ ji⁶ féi² bog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ¹³ t͡siː²² fei̯³⁵ pɔːk̚²/

Idiom

妄自菲薄

1. to excessively see oneself as inferior; to look down upon oneself excessively