妄自菲薄
Chinese
editabsurd; 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 | ||
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trad. (妄自菲薄) | 妄 | 自 | 菲 | 薄 | |
simp. #(妄自菲薄) | 妄 | 自 | 菲 | 薄 |
Etymology
editFrom 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.]
- 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]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit妄自菲薄
- to excessively see oneself as inferior; to look down upon oneself excessively
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