小人得志
Traditional form:
小人得志
Pinyin (reading):
xiǎoréndézhì
Definitions:
- lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
- fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
Characters:
- 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
- 人 - man, person; people
- 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
- 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
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