哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment syn 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal syn 小弟 xiǎo dì little brother / I, your little brother (humble) syn 卑微 bēi wēi lowly / humble syn 下贱 下賤 xià jiàn humble / lowly / depraved / contemptible syn 小号 小號 xiǎo hào trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) a number one / a piss / (humble) our store / alternate account (for an Internet forum etc) 谦卑 謙卑 qiān bēi humble syn 谦逊 謙遜 qiān xùn humble / modest / unpretentious / modesty syn 小女 xiǎo nǚ my daughter (humble) 微微 wēi wēi slight / faint / humble syn 鄙人 bǐ rén your humble servant / I syn 寒舍 hán shè my humble home syn 土包子 tǔ bāo zi country bumpkin / boor / unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself) / burial mound syn 在下 zài xià under / myself (humble) syn 低微 dī wēi meager (wages) / humble (social status) / feeble (voice) syn 老朽 lǎo xiǔ decrepit and behind the times / old / useless / (humble) I / me (used by the elderly) syn 虚心 虛心 xū xīn open-minded / humble syn 妄自菲薄 wàng zì fěi bó to be unduly humble (idiom) / to undervalue oneself syn 下家 xià jiā player whose turn comes next (in a game) / next one / my humble home syn 绵薄 綿薄 mián bó my humble effort / my meager contribution (humble) syn 见笑 見笑 jiàn xiào to mock / to be ridiculed / to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble) syn 蜗居 蝸居 wō jū humble abode / to live (in a tiny, cramped space) syn 拙作 zhuō zuò my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing syn 舍下 shè xià my humble home syn 负荆请罪 負荊請罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) / fig. to offer sb a humble apology syn 寒微 hán wēi of humble origin syn 不才 bù cái untalented / I / me (humble) syn 浅见 淺見 qiǎn jiàn shallow opinion / humble opinion syn 见教 見教 jiàn jiào I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble) syn 小儿 小兒 xiǎo ér young child / (humble) my son syn 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts. syn 小可 xiǎo kě small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person 放低 fàng dī to lower / to be humble 错爱 錯愛 cuò ài misplaced kindness / humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses. 贫僧 貧僧 pín sēng poor monk (humble term used by monk of himself) 小犬 xiǎo quǎn puppy / my son (humble) 小家碧玉 xiǎo jiā bì yù pretty daughter in a humble family syn 甘拜下风 甘拜下風 gān bài xià fēng to step down gracefully (humble expression) / to concede defeat / to play second fiddle syn 愚见 愚見 yú jiàn my humble opinion 寒门 寒門 hán mén poor and humble family / my family (humble) syn 刍议 芻議 chú yì lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble) / fig. my observation as a humble layman / my humble opinion 才疏学浅 才疏學淺 cái shū xué qiǎn (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom) / Pray forgive my ignorance,... syn 拙见 拙見 zhuō jiàn my unworthy opinion (humble expr.) syn 柴门 柴門 chái mén lit. woodcutter's family / humble background / poor family background syn 拙政园 拙政園 zhuō zhèng yuán Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu 菲薄 fěi bó humble / meager / thin / to despise syn 菲 fěi poor / humble / unworthy / radish (old) syn 贱 賤 jiàn inexpensive / lowly / despicable / (bound form) (humble) my syn 窃 竊 qiè to steal / secretly / (humble) I syn 虚 虛 xū emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain syn 受宠若惊 受寵若驚 shòu chǒng ruò jīng overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) syn 卑 bēi low / base / vulgar / inferior / humble syn 蓬荜生辉 蓬蓽生輝 péng bì shēng huī Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling / see also 蓬蓽生光|蓬荜生光[peng2 bi4 sheng1 guang1] 薄礼 薄禮 bó lǐ my meager gift (humble) syn 微贱 微賤 wēi jiàn humble / lowly syn 管见 管見 guǎn jiàn my limited view (lit. view through a thin tube) / my limited understanding / my opinion (humble) syn 敬祝 jìng zhù to offer humbly (written at the end of letter to sb of higher status) / your humble servant 陋 lòu low / humble / plain / ugly / mean / vulgar syn 舍弟 shè dì my younger brother (humble term) 拙荆 拙荊 zhuō jīng my wife (humble) syn 不亢不卑 bù kàng bù bēi neither haughty nor humble / neither overbearing nor servile / neither supercilious nor obsequious syn 失迎 shī yíng failure to meet / (humble language) I'm sorry not to have come to meet you personally syn 谦辞 謙辭 qiān cí humble words / self-deprecatory expression / to modestly decline 猥 wěi humble / rustic / plentiful syn 眇 miǎo blind in one eye / blind / tiny / humble / to stare syn 相濡以沫 xiāng rú yǐ mò lit. (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when water is drying up) (idiom) / fig. to share meager resources / mutual help in humble circumstances syn 内人 內人 nèi rén my wife (humble) syn 绵力 綿力 mián lì one's limited power (humble expr.) 下情 xià qíng feelings of the masses / my situation (humble speech) syn 不情之请 不情之請 bù qíng zhī qǐng (humble expression) my presumptuous request 不吝珠玉 bù lìn zhū yù lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.) / fig. Please give me your frank opinion. / Your criticism will be most valuable. 不敢高攀 bù gǎn gāo pān lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term) / I cannot presume on your attention 千虑一得 千慮一得 qiān lǜ yī dé a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.) / Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck. 卑辞厚币 卑辭厚幣 bēi cí hòu bì humble expression for generous donation 卑辞厚礼 卑辭厚禮 bēi cí hòu lǐ humble expression for generous gift 忍辱含垢 rěn rǔ hán gòu to eat humble pie / to accept humiliation / to turn the other cheek 管见所及 管見所及 guǎn jiàn suǒ jí in my humble opinion (idiom) 蓬户瓮牖 蓬戶甕牖 péng hù wèng yǒu thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom) / poor person's house / humble home syn 蓬门筚户 蓬門篳戶 péng mén bì hù overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom) / poor person's house / humble home 卑之，毋甚高论 卑之，毋甚高論 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary 卑之，无甚高论 卑之，無甚高論 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary 拙稿 zhuō gǎo my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing syn 拙笔 拙筆 zhuō bǐ my clumsy writing (humble expr.) / my humble pen syn 厕身 廁身 cè shēn (humble expression) to participate (in sth) / to play a humble role in syn 鄙见 鄙見 bǐ jiàn (my) humble opinion / humble idea 撝 huī wave, brandish / modest, humble 不材 bù cái untalented / I / me (humble) / also written 不才[bu4 cai2] 含忍耻辱 含忍恥辱 hán rěn chǐ rǔ to eat humble pie / to accept humiliation / to turn the other cheek 夏敬渠 xià jìng qú Xia Jingqu (1705-1787), Qing novelist, author of monumental novel 野叟曝言[Ye3 sou3 Pu4 yan2] Humble Words of a Rustic Elder 家世寒微 jiā shì hán wēi to be of humble origin (idiom) 小婿 xiǎo xù my son-in-law (humble) / I (spoken to parents-in-law) 小的 xiǎo de (coll.) young child / the little one(s) of the family / (old) (humble) I / me / my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official) 微臣 wēi chén this small official / humble servant 德薄能鲜 德薄能鮮 dé bó néng xiǎn little virtue and meager abilities (idiom) / I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1]) 愚意 yú yì my humble opinion 承乏 chéng fá to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.) 拙朴 拙樸 zhuō pǔ austere / humble syn 拙著 zhuō zhù my unworthy writing (humble expr.) / my worthless manuscript 㧑 撝 huī to split / to direct / to brandish / humble 