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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「昂首天外」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Look up at the horizon. Describes an arrogant attitude or unrealistic behavior.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
áng shǒu tiān wài
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6
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