妄自菲薄 — Chinese idiom
妄自菲薄
wàng zì fěi bó
Meaning
- to be unduly humble
- to undervalue oneself
Character by character
- 妄wàngabsurd, foolish, ignorant; rash, reckless, wild
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 菲fěifragrant; rich, luxuriant; the Philippines
- 薄bóthin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy
Idioms sharing a character
- 妄下雌黄 wàng xià cí huáng
- 妄生穿凿 wàng shēng chuān záo
- 妄自尊大 wàng zì zūn dà
- 妄言妄听 wàng yán wàng tīng
- 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng
- 轻举妄动 qīng jǔ wàng dòng
- 不敢自专 bù gǎn zì zhuān
- 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ
- 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì
- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng
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