昂首天外

ángshǒutiānwài
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to hold one's head high and look beyond the heavens
  2. 2 arrogant; haughty

Examples

Tā shēngzhí hòu biàn de ángshǒutiānwài, mùzhōngwúrén.
After his promotion he became haughty and looked down on everyone.
Zuòrén bùnéng ángshǒutiānwài, yào qiānxū yīxiē.
One shouldn't be arrogant in life — be more humble.

Tips

usage
Almost always used negatively now — pictures someone with their nose so high in the air they can't see anything around them. Often paired with 目中无人 (mùzhōngwúrén, 'sees no one in their eye').

Stroke Order

áng
shǒu
tiān
wài