秕者先行 — “To humbly acknowledge one's own inferiority”
秕者先行 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to humbly acknowledge one's own inferiority”. To say that the less capable ones should go first, often used self-deprecatingly. Literally, “the inferior ones go first”.
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在会议室里，面对大家踊跃的发言，他自嘲道：“我这秕者先行，先为大家泡杯茶吧。”
In the meeting room, facing everyone's enthusiastic participation, he self-deprecatingly remarked, "As the 'less worthy one, I'll go first' and make everyone some tea."
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What does 秕者先行 mean?
秕者先行 (bǐ zhě xiān xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to humbly acknowledge one's own inferiority”.
How do you pronounce 秕者先行?
秕者先行 is pronounced bǐ zhě xiān xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 秕者先行 literally mean?
Literally, 秕者先行 means “the inferior ones go first”. It is used to mean “to humbly acknowledge one's own inferiority”.
What is the Chinese definition of 秕者先行?
秕：瘪谷，比喻无价值的东西。形容自己不如别人