夜郎自大 yèlángzìdà foolish conceit Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 夜郎 yèláng Yelang A small kingdom and ethnic group in southwest China during the Han dynasty, located in modern-day Guizhou and Yunnan provinces; famously associated with the idiom 夜郎自大 yèlángzìdà自大 zìdà adjective arrogant self-important; conceited; thinking highly of oneself and looking down on others