自命清高
自命清高
zì mìng qīng gāo
to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous; holier-than-thou
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- (verb, idiom) to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous
- holier-than-thou
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Related Words
不敢高攀(bù gǎn gāo pān)· lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term)
→一条心(yī tiáo xīn)· to be of one mind
→三思而后行(sān sī ér hòu xíng)· think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
→三思而行(sān sī ér xíng)· think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
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