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Home / Idiom / 顾影自怜

lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) · fig. alone and dejected

顾影自怜
gù yǐng zì lián
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
solitary and impoverished (idiom)孤苦伶仃gū kǔ líng dīnglone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism · self-love孤芳自赏gū fāng zì shǎng(idiom) lonely soul; solitary形单影只xíng dān yǐng zhīlone · lonely · loneliness孤单gū dān
Antonyms
to think of oneself as terrific (idiom); arrogant自高自大zì gāo zì dàridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance妄自尊大wàng zì zūn dà
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