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以老大自居

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yǐ lǎo dà zì jū

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  1. 1. regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status

Child Words of 以老大自居

以
yǐ

to use

大
dà

big; large; great

大
dài

see 大夫[dài fu]

老大
lǎo dà

very

自
zì

self

居
jī

(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

居
jū

to reside

自居
zì jū

to consider oneself as

老
lǎo

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity

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