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Pīnyīn
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avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *拙* | 拙* | *拙
awkward / clumsy / dull / inelegant / (polite) my / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
young and clumsy / childish and awkward
to remain honest and poor
my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing
clumsy / awkward / stupid
old fart (usually in self-reference) / geezer
(idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work
my unworthy opinion (humble expr.)
clumsy and stupid
my wife (humble)
austere / humble
to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
my clumsy writing (humble expr.) / my humble pen
to overreach oneself / to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
clumsy; botched
awkward in speech
lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
stupid / impractical
my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing
clumsy / awkward / lacking skill
the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom) / honesty is the best policy
clumsy and incomprehensible / botched writing
my unworthy writing (humble expr.) / my worthless manuscript
variant of 心拙口笨
dull-witted and tongue-tied
Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
simple and frank
clumsy in speech / poor speaker
clumsy (writing) / awkward / obscure


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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