自命清高
zì mìng qīng gāo
Pinyin

Definition

自命清高
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zì mìng qīng gāo
  1. to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous
  2. holier-than-thou

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
生命
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 条 tiáo
自
zì
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
高
Gāo
  1. 1 surname Gao

Idioms (20)

一命呜呼
yī mìng wū hū
  1. 1 to die (idiom)
  2. 2 to breathe one's last
  3. 3 to give up the ghost
一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
  1. 1 perfectly clean
  2. 2 blameless
  3. 3 unimpeachable (idiom)
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns

Sample Sentences

当然要肤白貌美啦，脸蛋美身材佳，外在具有足够吸引力，才能激起我继续探索她们的内在，我是不会说什么性格最重要，外表不在乎那种自命清高的话的。
dāngrán yào fūbái màoměi la ，liǎndàn měi shēncái jiā ，wàizài jùyǒu zúgòu xīyǐnlì ，cáinéng jīqǐ wǒ jìxù tànsuǒ tāmen de nèizài ，wǒ shì bùhuì shuō shénme xìnggé zuì zhòngyào ，wàibiǎo bù zàihu nà zhǒng zì mìng qīnggāo de huà de 。
Of course she has to be a pale-skinned beauty, with a beautiful face and a great body. She has to have enough physical charm to make me interested in getting to know her better. I'm not the type to be self-righteous enough to say that personality is the most important thing.
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