居高臨下

See also: 居高临下

Chinese

		reside	high; tall	to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
trad. (居高臨下)		居	高	臨	下
simp. (居高临下)		居	高	临	下
Literally: “to live high and look down”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jūgāolínxià

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄍㄠㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi¹ gou¹ lam⁴ haa⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jūgāolínxià
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄍㄠㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiugaulinshiah
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lin³⁵ ɕi̯a̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: geoi¹ gou¹ lam⁴ haa⁶
  - Yale: gēui gōu làhm hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goey¹ gou¹ lam⁴ haa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêu¹ gou¹ lem⁴ ha⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ lɐm²¹ hɑː²²/

Idiom

居高臨下

to occupy the high ground; to overlook
to be condescending; to be arrogant based on one's social position

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