自命不凡 — “To be conceited and arrogant”
自命不凡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be conceited and arrogant”. Thinking oneself extraordinary and superior to others. Literally, “to style oneself as extraordinary; to consider oneself out of the ordinary”.
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自命不凡 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 自zì
- 命mìng
- 不bù
- 凡fán
自命不凡 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 自命不凡
他从小就聪明，但总是自命不凡，不愿听取别人的意见。
He was clever from a young age, but always thought himself superior and was unwilling to listen to others' opinions.
Idioms Related to 自命不凡
Synonyms of 自命不凡
- bù不kě可yī一shì世extremely arrogant and conceited
- yè夜láng郎zì自dà大ignorantly arrogant
- gū孤fāng芳zì自shǎng赏admire one's own solitary excellence
- wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊über-conceited and self-important
- mù目zhōng中wú无rén人Arrogant and conceited, looking down on others
- mù目kōng空yī一qiè切to be extremely arrogant and conceited
- zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated
- zì自gāo高zì自dà大arrogant and conceited
Antonyms of 自命不凡
More idioms starting with 自
- zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
- zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
- zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
- zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
- zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
- zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
- zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
- zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
- zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
Questions about 自命不凡
- What does 自命不凡 mean?
- 自命不凡 (zì mìng bù fán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be conceited and arrogant”.
- How do you pronounce 自命不凡?
- 自命不凡 is pronounced zì mìng bù fán in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 自命不凡 literally mean?
- Literally, 自命不凡 means “to style oneself as extraordinary; to consider oneself out of the ordinary”. It is used to mean “to be conceited and arrogant”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 自命不凡?
- 自命：自认为；凡：平凡。自以为不平凡，比别人高明。