居功自傲 — Chinese idiom
居功自傲
jū gōng zì ào
Meaning
- satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result ; resting on one's laurels and despising others
Character by character
- 居jūto live, to reside; to dwell; to sit
- 功gōngachievement, good work; merit; service
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 傲àoproud, haughty, overbearing
Idioms sharing a character
- 功成不居 gōng chéng bù jū
- 安居乐业 ān jū lè yè
- 居安思危 jū ān sī wēi
- 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng
- 居心叵测 jū xīn pǒ cè
- 居无定所 jū wú dìng suǒ
- 居高临下 jū gāo lín xià
- 后来居上 hòu lái jū shàng
- 翘居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu
- 起居作息 qǐ jū zuò xī
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