粵

自zi6慚caam4形jing4穢wai3

simp自惭形秽
zi6 caam4 jing4 wai3zì cán xíng huì

English

  1. (idiom) to feel inferior; to feel inadequate
  2. to feel ashamed of one's inferiority

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 覺得自己唔夠好,而感到慚愧

Examples

  • 見到佢嘅畫作咁出色,我真係自慚形穢。

    Seeing her paintings so excellent, I really feel ashamed of myself.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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