ridiculous conceit; ignorant arrogance
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to be blindly arrogant; to have ridiculous conceit; to think oneself big while being ignorant of one's own smallness
Etymology: During the Han Dynasty, the kingdom of Yelang (in present-day western Guizhou) was the largest among the southwestern neighboring states. The king of Yelang once asked a Han envoy: "Is your Han Dynasty larger, or is our Yelang kingdom larger?" (Recorded in the 'Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of the Southwestern Barbarians'). Later used metaphorically to describe those who are ignorant yet arrogantly self-important.
Tā他
nà那
fù副
yè夜
láng郎
zì自
dà大
de的
yàng样
zi子
zhēn真
ràng让
rén人
tǎo讨
yàn厌
。
His ridiculously arrogant attitude is really annoying.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xū虚
xīn心
xué学
xí习
，
bù不
néng能
yè夜
láng郎
zì自
dà大
。
We must learn with humility and not be arrogantly conceited.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yè夜
láng郎
zì自
dà大
de的
tài态
du度
zhǐ只
huì会
zǔ阻
ài碍
jìn进
bù步
。
Such ignorant arrogance will only hinder progress.
Lì历
shǐ史
zhèng证
míng明
，
yè夜
láng郎
zì自
dà大
de的
guó国
jiā家
zhōng终
jiāng将
luò落
hòu后
。
History proves that conceited nations will eventually fall behind.