妄自菲薄

Traditional form:

妄自菲薄

Pinyin (reading):

wàngzìfěibó

Definitions:

• to be unduly humble (idiom)
• to undervalue oneself

Characters:

• 妄 - absurd, foolish, ignorant; rash, reckless, wild
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 菲 - fragrant; rich, luxuriant; the Philippines
• 薄 - thin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy

Traditional characters:

• 妄 - absurd, foolish, ignorant; rash, reckless, wild
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 菲 - fragrant; rich, luxuriant; the Philippines
• 薄 - thin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy