自命清高
Traditional form:
自命清高
Pinyin (reading):
zìmìngqīnggāo
Definitions:
- to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous
- holier-than-thou
Characters:
- 自 - self; private, personal; from
- 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
- 清 - clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
- 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
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