Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「尊己卑人」.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「尊己卑人」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Elevate yourself and despise others. Describes arrogance.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zūn jǐ bēi rén
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jyun1 gei2 bei1 yan4
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
