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妄自尊大

wàng zì zūn dà

4-character word

What 妄自尊大 means

1. ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance

The characters in 妄自尊大

• 妄wàngabsurd; fantastic; presumptuous
• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 尊zūnsenior; of a senior generation; to honor
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐

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