得瑟
dè se
Pinyin
Definition
得瑟
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- (dialect) to be cocky
- smug
- to show off
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一举两得
- 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一蹴而得
- 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
- 2 success at a stroke
- 3 to get results overnight
上不得台盘
- 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
- 2 unfit for a public role
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
- 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Sample Sentences
你还劝他。你是没钱不敢得瑟,要有钱了,还不跟他一样!
You're giving him advice? You don't have money so you don't dare to be that cocky. If you had money, you'd be just like him!