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Open the tool →曝背食芹 (pù bèi shí qín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a modest expression for a humble offering or opinion”.
曝背食芹 is pronounced pù bèi shí qín in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 曝背食芹 means “Sunning one's back and eating celery”. It is used to mean “a modest expression for a humble offering or opinion”.
谦言微薄之献。