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avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face
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  *拙* | 拙* | *拙
awkward / clumsy / dull / inelegant / (polite) my / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
clumsy / awkward / stupid
old fart (usually in self-reference) / geezer
clumsy and stupid
to remain honest and poor
(idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work
to overreach oneself / to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
stupid / impractical
young and clumsy / childish and awkward
clumsy (writing) / awkward / obscure


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