Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「高高在上」. Learn its usage below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「高高在上」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Originally it referred to a high position, but now it is used to describe leaders who are out of touch with reality and the masses.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gāo gāo zài shàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gou1 gou1 joi6 seung6
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
