We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「妄自菲薄」.
The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「妄自菲薄」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.
Desperate: random; contemptuous: look down on, despise. Underestimate yourself too much. Describes inferiority complex.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wàng zì fēi báo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mong5 ji6 fei2/fei1 bok6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
