德薄能鮮 dé bó néng xiǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)

CHARACTERS

德 dé
HSK 5
ethics, morality, virtue
薄 bó
HSK 5
thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
能 néng
HSK 1
to be able; can, permitted to; ability
鮮 xiǎn fresh, new, delicious; rare, few