德薄能鲜

dé bó néng xiǎn

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1. 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[ōu yáng xiū])

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Child Words of 德薄能鲜

• 德 德 dé: Germany
• 能 能 néng: can
• 薄 薄 báo: thin
• 薄 薄 bó: meager
• 薄 薄 bò: see 薄荷[bò he]
• 鲜 鲜 xiān: fresh
• 鲜 鲜 xiǎn: few