Traditional display

自命清高

zì mìng qīng gāo

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 自命清高

• 命 命 mìng: life
• 清 清 qīng: (of water etc) clear; clean
• 自 自 zì: self
• 高 高 gāo: high
• 清高 清高 qīng gāo: noble and virtuous
• 自命 自命 zì mìng: to consider oneself to be (sth positive)