沾沾自喜
zhān​zhān​zì​xǐ

pleased with oneself

  • created sense approved 沾沾自喜 · zhān​zhān​zì​xǐ · pleased with oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沾沾自喜

    zhān​zhān​zì​xǐ

    pleased with oneself

    complacent and immeasurably self-satisfied; to be overly proud of one's own achievements or situation

    沾沾 (reduplication) → 沾 · zhān · to touch 自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 喜 (literal) → 喜 · xǐ · happy

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    created sense