粵

自zi6謙him1

simp自谦
zi6 him1zì qiān

English

  1. modest
  2. self-deprecating
  3. to be modest; to be self-deprecating

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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