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自命清高
zì mìng qīng gāo
What 自命清高 means
- to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous
- 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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