yè​láng​zì​dà

foolish conceit

  • created reference approved 夜郎自大 → 虚怀若谷/虛懷若谷 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夜郎自大 yè​láng​zì​dà

    虚怀若谷 / 虛懷若谷 xū​huái​ruò​gǔ

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  • created reference approved 夜郎自大 → 妄自尊大 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夜郎自大 yè​láng​zì​dà

    妄自尊大 wàng​zì​zūn​dà

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  • created reference approved 夜郎自大 → 井蛙语海/井蛙語海 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夜郎自大 yè​láng​zì​dà

    井蛙语海 / 井蛙語海 jǐng​wā​yǔ​hǎi

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  • created reference approved 夜郎自大 → 鸴鸠笑鹏/鷽鳩笑鵬 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夜郎自大 yè​láng​zì​dà

    鸴鸠笑鹏 / 鷽鳩笑鵬 xué​jiū​xiào​péng

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  • created sense approved 夜郎自大 · yè​láng​zì​dà · foolish conceit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夜郎自大

    yè​láng​zì​dà

    foolish conceit

    Literally 'Yelang thinks highly of itself'; refers to someone who is ignorant of the wider world and thinks too much of their own importance.

    夜郎 (literal) → 夜郎 · yè​láng · Yelang 自大 (literal) → 自大 · zì​dà · arrogant

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