自嘲
zi6 zaau1zì cháo
English
- to mock oneself
- to laugh at oneself
- to mock yourself; self-depreciate
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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