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小人得志
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Chinese
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scoundrel
or
villain
;
person
of
low
position
having
achieved
one's
ambitions
; having
gotten one's way
;
enjoying
success
simp.
and
trad.
(
小人得志
)
小人
得志
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
xiǎoréndézhì
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓˋ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
xiǎoréndézhì
Zhuyin
:
ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
siǎoréndéjhìh
Wade–Giles
:
hsiao
3
-jên
2
-tê
2
-chih
4
Yale
:
syǎu-rén-dé-jr̀
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
sheaurenderjyh
Palladius
:
сяожэньдэчжи
(sjaožɛnʹdɛčži)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Idiom
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小人得志
a person of low
character
attains
power
or
success
and
becomes
arrogant