惭凫企鹤 — “The ashamed duck longing for the crane; to be a humbled duck aspiring to be a crane”
惭凫企鹤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel inferior because of one's own weaknesses and admire the strengths of others; to be ashamed of one's shortcomings and aspire to others' excellences”. Literally, “The ashamed duck longing for the crane; to be a humbled duck aspiring to be a crane”.
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What does 惭凫企鹤 mean?
惭凫企鹤 (cán fú qǐ hè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel inferior because of one's own weaknesses and admire the strengths of others; to be ashamed of one's shortcomings and aspire to others' excellences”.
How do you pronounce 惭凫企鹤?
惭凫企鹤 is pronounced cán fú qǐ hè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 惭凫企鹤 literally mean?
Literally, 惭凫企鹤 means “the ashamed duck longing for the crane; to be a humbled duck aspiring to be a crane”. It is used to mean “to feel inferior because of one's own weaknesses and admire the strengths of others; to be ashamed of one's shortcomings and aspire to others' excellences”.
What is the Chinese definition of 惭凫企鹤?
比喻惭愧自己的短处，羡慕别人的长处。