Meaning of 不可一世
不可一世 means extremely arrogant; think oneself peerless in the contemporary era. Pronounced bù kě yī shì.
- extremely arrogant; think oneself peerless in the contemporary era
Definitions & Examples
Qǔ取
dé得
yī一
diǎn点
chéng成
jì绩
hòu后
，
tā他
jiù就
biàn变
de得
bù不
kě可
yī一
shì世
，
kàn看
bu不
qǐ起
rèn任
hé何
rén人
。
After achieving a bit of success, he became extremely arrogant, looking down on everyone.
Tā他
nà那
fù副
bù不
kě可
yī一
shì世
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
ràng让
tóng同
shì事
men们
dōu都
shū疏
yuǎn远
le了
tā他
。
His extremely arrogant attitude caused his colleagues to distance themselves from him.
Zhēn真
zhèng正
de的
qiáng强
zhě者
wǎng往
wǎng往
qiān谦
xùn逊
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
ruò弱
zhě者
cái才
huì会
biǎo表
xiàn现
de得
bù不
kě可
yī一
shì世
。
Truly strong people are often humble; only the weak tend to act with extreme arrogance.