自居 [－－]

Jyutping zi6 geoi1
Pinyin zì jū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to consider oneself as
  2. to believe oneself to be
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    自視​為​；​自以​為​自己​係
    to regard oneself as; to see oneself as
    • 佢以文人雅士自居，搞到泥古 到無人有。
      佢以文人雅士自居，搞到泥古 到无人有。
      keoi5 ji5 man4 jan4 ngaa5 si6 zi6 geoi1, gaau2 dou3 nai4 gu2 dou3 mou5 jan4 jau5.
      He proclaims himself to be a righteous intellectual. That's incredibly outdated.
  2. 近義詞
    自封
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, derogatory, often
    to consider oneself to be; to pose as
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢以文人雅士自居，搞到泥古 到无人有。
    佢以文人雅士自居，搞到泥古 到無人有。
    keoi5 ji5 man4 jan4 ngaa5 si6 zi6 geoi1, gaau2 dou3 nai4 gu2 dou3 mou5 jan4 jau5.
    • He proclaims himself to be a righteous intellectual. That's incredibly outdated.