address oneself as king(chēng gū dào guǎ)

address oneself as king

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ē NGG ū D à Ogu ǎ, which means to be a king. It also refers to being arrogant to be a leader. It's from King Guan going to the single sword Club alone.

Idiom explanation

Solitary and widowed: the ancient emperors called themselves.

The origin of Idioms

In Yuan Dynasty, Guan Hanqing's "King Guan goes to the single sword Club alone" gives a three fold discount: "my brother is so lonely that he can't be matched in the world. I'm going to visit some horse in the town of Jingxiang."

Idiom usage

In a derogatory sense, it refers to being arrogant and doing whatever you want. For example, King Qian was born in troubled times. He was the king of the fourteen states. He was a lonely man. (the 21st volume of ancient and modern novels by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : chēng gū dào guǎ