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Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「高自標置」. Learn its usage below.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「高自標置」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

It is a metaphor for thinking highly of oneself.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gāo zì biāo zhì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gou1 ji6 biu1 ji3

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.