趾高氣揚
Chinese
toe; foot high; tall gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enragedhurl; to raise; to scatter trad. (趾高氣揚) 趾 高 氣 揚 simp. (趾高气扬) 趾 高 气 扬 alt. forms 足高氣揚／足高气扬 Literally: “to walk with a high-stepping gait and look proud”.
Etymology
From the book Zuozhuan:
- From: Commentary of Zuo, circa 4th century BCE
- Mò'áo bì bài. Jǔ zhǐ gāo, xīn bù gù yǐ. [Pinyin]
- The Mo'ao will certainly be defeated. He walks high in his steps; ― his mind is not firm.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄍㄠ ㄑㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyygauchihyang
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ i̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: zi2 gou1 hei3 joeng4
- Yale: jí gōu hei yèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 gou1 hei3 joeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 gou1 héi3 yêng4
- IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ hei̯³³ jœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
趾高氣揚
- (pejorative) to be on one's high horse; to be very self-righteous; to be arrogant
Synonyms
- 趾氣高揚／趾气高扬
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