當之有愧 dāng zhī yǒu kuì

DEFINITIONS

  1. to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor

CHARACTERS

當 dāng bear, accept, undertake; just
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
愧 kuì ashamed, conscience-stricken