顧影自憐 gù yǐng zì lián

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)
  2. fig. alone and dejected

CHARACTERS

顧 gù look back; look at; look after
影 yǐng
HSK 1
shadow; image, reflection; photograph
自 zì
HSK 3
self, private, personal; from
憐 lián pity, sympathize