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自
命
清
高
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Jyutping
zi6 ming6 cing1 gou1
Pinyin
zì mìng qīng gāo
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous
holier-than-thou
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
自命清高
自命清高
zi6 ming6 cing1 gou1
to proudly think oneself superior
Cantonese
佢成日自命清高,以为个个都同佢一样系圣人。
佢成日自命清高,以為個個都同佢一樣係聖人。
She always considers herself as someone uncommon with a high moral standard, and thinks everybody is a saint just like her.