To look at one's reflection and feel self-pity, self-admiration, or a sense of loneliness and dejection. It describes being isolated and feeling sorry for oneself, or sometimes an excessive preoccupation with one's own appearance or circumstances.
她独自坐在窗边，顾影自怜，感叹时光匆匆，青春不再
Sitting alone by the window, she indulged in self-pity, lamenting the swift passage of time and the fading of youth.
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