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功臣自居 — “To regard oneself as a meritorious official/hero”

功臣自居 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to assume the role of a meritorious person or hero after accomplishing something, often with an air of self-importance or expecting special treatment; to take all the credit”. Literally, “To regard oneself as a meritorious official/hero”.

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功臣自居 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 功gōng
  • 臣chén
  • 自zì
  • 居jū

功臣自居 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
功
gōng5merit achievement work skill
臣
chén6official or subject
自
zì6from, self, naturally
居
jū8to live or reside

Example Sentence with 功臣自居

他刚在团队里取得一点小成绩,就开始功臣自居,对组员颐指气使。
After achieving a small success in the team, he started to act as if he were the sole hero, bossing his teammates around.

Idioms Related to 功臣自居

Synonyms of 功臣自居

  • jū居gōng功zì自ào傲become arrogant due to past achievements

Antonyms of 功臣自居

  • gōng功chéng成bù不jū居accomplish great things without claiming credit

More idioms starting with 功

  • gōng功yī一měi美èr二achieve two good outcomes from one effort
  • gōng功bù不chéng成,,míng名bù不jiù就fail to achieve anything or gain fame
  • gōng功bù不bǔ补huàn患merits do not compensate for harm
  • gōng功kuī亏yī一kuì篑fail at the last step
  • gōng功dào到zì自rán然chéng成Effort brings success
  • gōng功láo劳hàn汗mǎ马distinguished service in battle
  • gōng功tóng同shǎng赏yì异same merit, different rewards
  • gōng功míng名lì利lù禄fame, wealth, and high social status
  • gōng功míng名fù富guì贵fame, wealth, and high position
  • gōng功míng名cèng蹭dèng蹬repeated career setbacks
  • gōng功jūn均tiān天dì地achievements as vast as heaven and earth
  • gōng功chuí垂zhú竹bó帛achievements recorded in history

Questions about 功臣自居

What does 功臣自居 mean?
功臣自居 (gōng chén zì jū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to assume the role of a meritorious person or hero after accomplishing something, often with an air of self-importance or expecting special treatment; to take all the credit”.
How do you pronounce 功臣自居?
功臣自居 is pronounced gōng chén zì jū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 功臣自居 literally mean?
Literally, 功臣自居 means “to regard oneself as a meritorious official/hero”. It is used to mean “to assume the role of a meritorious person or hero after accomplishing something, often with an air of self-importance or expecting special treatment; to take all the credit”.
What is the Chinese definition of 功臣自居?
居:当,任。做了一些成就就以有功之臣而自任
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