自居
zì​jū

to consider oneself to be

  • created sense approved 自居 · zì​jū · to consider oneself to be — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自居

    zì​jū

    to consider oneself to be

    To place oneself in a certain position or to believe oneself to have a certain status or quality; often used in a negative sense to mean to pose as or to put on airs.

    自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 居 (literal) → 居 · jū · to claim

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