have a high opinion of oneself(zì gāo zì dà)

have a high opinion of oneself

Self conceited, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z ì g ā oz ì D à, which means that they think they are tall and big. I think I'm great. It comes from Yan's family precepts mianxue.

The origin of Idioms

In Yan Zhitui's family precepts mianxue in the Northern Qi Dynasty, it is said that "when people read ten volumes of books, they will be tall and tall, ignore the elders and despise them."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms arrogance, arrogance, arrogance, egotism antonyms open mindedness, humility and selfishness

Idiom usage

Used in a derogatory sense. It is generally used as subject, predicate and attribute. If you look down on others, you can't make progress.

Chinese PinYin : zì gāo zì dà