謙稱
simp谦称him1 cing1qiān chēng
English
- modest appellation
- to give a modest, humble comment about oneself
- humble address; modest appellation
粵語 — Cantonese
- 表示謙虛嘅自我評價
- 用嚟自稱或者稱呼同自己有關嘅人同物件嘅貶抑字眼,以示謙遜,例如在下、不才、貧僧、寒舍、拙荊、犬兒等等(量詞:個)
Examples
佢謙稱自己唔聰明。
He humbly proclaimed himself to be stupid.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk