自命清高

Chinese

		to consider oneself to be	aloof from politics and material pursuits; virtuous; aloof aloof from politics and material pursuits; virtuous; aloof; unsociable; standoffish
trad. (自命清高)		自命	清高
simp. #(自命清高)		自命	清高

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìmìngqīnggāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ ming⁶ cing¹ gou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìmìngqīnggāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhmìngcinggao
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-ming⁴-chʻing¹-kao¹
    • Yale: dz̀-mìng-chīng-gāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhminqchinggau
    • Palladius: цзыминцингао (czymincingao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ ming⁶ cing¹ gou¹
    • Yale: jih mihng chīng gōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ ming⁶ tsing¹ gou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ ming⁶ qing¹ gou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² mɪŋ²² t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

自命清高

1. to consider oneself morally superior to others and refuse to associate with others