自鳴得意

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to cry (of birds)	successful; smug; proud successful; smug; proud; self-satisfied
trad. (自鳴得意)		自	鳴	得意
simp. (自鸣得意)		自	鸣	得意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìmíngdéyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ ming⁴ dak¹ ji³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìmíngdéyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhmíngdéyì
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-ming²-tê²-i⁴
    • Yale: dz̀-míng-dé-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhmingderyih
    • Palladius: цзыминдэи (czymindɛi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ tɤ³⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ ming⁴ dak¹ ji³
    • Yale: jih mìhng dāk yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ ming⁴ dak⁷ ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ ming⁴ deg¹ yi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² mɪŋ²¹ tɐk̚⁵ jiː³³/

Idiom

自鳴得意

1. to be smug and conceited