粵

自zi6嘲zaau1

zi6 zaau1zì cháo

English

  1. to mock oneself
  2. to laugh at oneself
  3. to mock yourself; self-depreciate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將自己、自己嘅能力、自己嘅成就講成唔重要、貶低

Examples

  • 適當嘅自嘲可以舒緩氣氛。

    Appropriate self-depreciating can soften the tension.

  • 喺傳統英國文化,自嘲係一種謙虛表現。

    In traditional British-English culture, self-deprecation is considered to be an element of modesty.

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

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