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趾高气扬

zhǐ gāo qì yáng

4-character word Traditional 趾高氣揚

What 趾高气扬 means

1. high and mighty (idiom); arrogant

The characters in 趾高气扬

• 趾zhǐtoe
• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 气qìgas; air; smell; weather
• 扬yángto raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing

Example sentences

• 别那么趾高气扬，汤姆。
  Bié nàme zhǐgāo-qìyáng, Tāngmǔ.
  Get off your high horse, Tom.
• 别那幺趾高气扬，汤姆。
  Get off your high horse, Tom.