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夜郎自大

夜郎自大

Chinese

		Yelang, ancient political entity in present-day western Guizhou province, China	self-important; arrogant; conceited
simp. and trad. (夜郎自大)		夜郎	自大

Idiom

夜郎自大

to be ignorant and arrogant; to be self-deluded

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yèlángzìdà

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄤˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁶ long⁴ zi⁶ daai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yèlángzìdà
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄤˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehlangtzyhdah
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛ⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ta̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: je⁶ long⁴ zi⁶ daai⁶
  - Yale: yeh lòhng jih daaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁶ long⁴ dzi⁶ daai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɛː²² lɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː²² tɑːi̯²²/