extremely arrogant; think oneself peerless
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
extremely arrogant; think oneself peerless in the contemporary era
derogatoryA strongly derogatory idiom describing someone who is so arrogant they believe no one in the current age is their match. Used to criticize extreme hubris.
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.
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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.