A head turned back looking, like a master inspecting the person he has hired.
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顾影自怜
顾影自怜
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)
- ，。
She felt sorry for herself, admiring her own reflection, and felt very lonely.
- 貳形adjective
fig. alone and dejected
- 。
She is always feeling sorry for herself.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
顾影自怜
Traditional顧影自憐
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)
- ，。
She felt sorry for herself, admiring her own reflection, and felt very lonely.
- 貳形adjective
fig. alone and dejected
- 。
She is always feeling sorry for herself.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
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