自謙
simp自谦zi6 him1zì qiān
English
- modest
- self-deprecating
- to be modest; to be self-deprecating
粵語 — Cantonese
- 以謙虛態度看待自己嘅表現、關於自己嘅評價
Examples
佢自謙話自己唱功麻麻,但係我哋個個聽佢唱歌都聽出耳油。
He was modest that he said he did not sing well, but all of us enjoyed his singing a lot.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk