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lone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism · self-love

孤芳自赏
gū fāng zì shǎng
g+ū·1st tonef+āng·1st tonez+ì·4th tonesh+ǎng·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) · fig. alone and dejected顾影自怜gù yǐng zì liánto think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous · holier-than-thou自命清高zì mìng qīng gāonoble and virtuous · aloof from politics and material pursuits清高qīng gāoaloof · standoffish · unsociable落落寡合luò luò guǎ hé
Antonyms
(idiom) to feel inferior; to feel inadequate自惭形秽zì cán xíng huì
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