妄自菲薄
Chinese
| absurd; fantastic | from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since |
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| trad. (妄自菲薄) | 妄 | 自 | 菲薄 | |
| simp. #(妄自菲薄) | 妄 | 自 | 菲薄 | |
Etymology
First attested in 227, in Chu Shi Biao by Zhuge Liang:
- 誠宜開張聖聽，以光先帝遺德，恢弘志士之氣，不宜妄自菲薄，引喻失義，以塞忠諫之路也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng), 出師表
- Chéng yí kāizhāng shèng tīng, yǐ guāng xiāndì yídé, huīhóng zhìshì zhī qì, bùyí wàng zì fěibó, yǐnyù shī yì, yǐ sè zhōngjiàn zhī lù yě. [Pinyin]
- Surely, you should lend a sage ear to a broad range of opinions so as to bring further glory to the virtue of the late emperor and enhance the morale of those patriots in the field. You should not be excessively modest or go wrong in following advice lest you block the channel of loyal criticism.
诚宜开张圣听，以光先帝遗德，恢弘志士之气，不宜妄自菲薄，引喻失义，以塞忠谏之路也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wàngzìfěibó
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wàngzìhfěibó
- Wade–Giles: wang4-tzŭ4-fei3-po2
- Yale: wàng-dz̀-fěi-bwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqtzyhfeeibor
- Palladius: ванцзыфэйбо (vanczyfɛjbo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mong5 zi6 fei2 bok6
- Yale: móhng jih féi bohk
- Cantonese Pinyin: mong5 dzi6 fei2 bok9
- Guangdong Romanization: mong5 ji6 féi2 bog6
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔːŋ¹³ t͡siː²² fei̯³⁵ pɔːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: mjangH dzijH phj+jX bak
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*maŋs ɦljids pʰɯlʔ baːɡ/
Idiom
妄自菲薄
- to excessively see oneself as inferior; to look down upon oneself excessively