趾高气扬 — Chinese idiom
趾高气扬
zhǐ gāo qì yáng
Traditional: 趾高氣揚
Meaning
- high and mighty ; arrogant
Character by character
- 趾zhǐtoe; tracks, footprints
- 高gāotall, lofty; high, elevated
- 气qìair, gas; steam, vapor; anger
- 扬yángto flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
Idioms sharing a character
- 一见高低 yī jiàn gāo dī
- 不识高低 bù shí gāo dī
- 债台高筑 zhài tái gāo zhù
- 功高不赏 gōng gāo bù shǎng
- 功高望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng
- 功高盖主 gōng gāo gài zhǔ
- 另请高明 lìng qǐng gāo míng
- 另谋高就 lìng móu gāo jiù
- 好高骛远 hào gāo wù yuǎn
- 居高临下 jū gāo lín xià
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