夜郎自大 in English Ye4 lang2 zi4 da4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically foolish conceit

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Pinyin

Ye4 lang2 zi4 da4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

ye4variant of 夜[ye4] lang2surname Lang zi4self da4big