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自命清高

zì mìng qīng gāo

4-character word

What 自命清高 means

1. to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous
2. holier-than-thou

The characters in 自命清高

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 命mìnglife; fate; order or command
• 清qīng(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted
• 高gāohigh; tall; above average

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