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空腹高心 — Chinese Idiom

空腹高心 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be conceited and arrogant despite possessing no real talent or knowledge; haughty and overbearing, yet devoid of true ability”.

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空腹高心 Pronunciation and Pinyin

空腹高心 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
空
kōng8empty, void, or sky
腹
fù13abdomen or belly
高
gāo10high, tall, elevated
心
xīn4heart, mind, core

Example Sentence with 空腹高心

他总是对别人的工作指手画脚,但自己却拿不出任何实际成果,真是空腹高心啊。
He always criticizes others' work but can't produce any practical results himself, truly a case of being haughty despite lacking real ability.

Idioms Related to 空腹高心

Synonyms of 空腹高心

  • yǎn眼gāo高shǒu手dī低High standards, low ability

Antonyms of 空腹高心

  • zhēn真cái才shí实xué学genuine talent and solid learning

More idioms starting with 空

  • kōng空zhōng中lóu楼gé阁castles in the air
  • kōng空zhōng中jié结gòu构castles in the air
  • kōng空qián前wèi未yǒu有unprecedented; never before existed
  • kōng空qián前jué绝hòu后unprecedented and never to be surpassed
  • kōng空kǒu口wú无píng凭Words alone are no proof
  • kōng空kǒu口shuō说bái白huà话all talk and no action
  • kōng空kǒu口shuō说kōng空huà话make empty promises
  • kōng空gǔ古jué绝jīn今unprecedented and unique throughout history
  • kōng空chéng城jì计deceive enemy with a show of strength
  • kōng空tóu头rén人qíng情empty show of affection
  • kōng空tóu头zhī支piào票empty promise
  • kōng空shì室qīng清yě野clear fields and empty rooms

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What does 空腹高心 mean?

空腹高心 (kōng fù gāo xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be conceited and arrogant despite possessing no real talent or knowledge; haughty and overbearing, yet devoid of true ability”.

How do you pronounce 空腹高心?

空腹高心 is pronounced kōng fù gāo xīn in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 空腹高心?

腹内空虚而目空一切。形容并无真才实学。

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