undeserved praise; excessive compliment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to praise excessively; to give undeserved compliments
formalA humble expression used in formal or classical written Chinese to politely deflect praise as being too generous or undeserved.
Nín您
miù谬
jiǎng奖
le了
，
zài在
xià下
shí实
zài在
kuì愧
bù不
gǎn敢
dāng当
。
Your praise is too generous; I truly don't deserve it.
Qián前
bèi辈
yī一
fān番
miù谬
jiǎng奖
，
lìng令
wǎn晚
bèi辈
huáng惶
kǒng恐
。
The elder's undeserved praise made me, a junior, feel uneasy.
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Zhuō拙
zuò作
cū粗
cāo糙
，
chéng承
méng蒙
miù谬
jiǎng奖
，
bù不
shèng胜
gǎn感
jī激
。
My humble work is crude; I am deeply grateful for your excessive praise.