狂妄自大

kuángwàng-zìdà

idiom #23,347

Meanings

1 arrogant and conceited
2 wildly self-important
3 presumptuous and self-aggrandizing

Characters

wild / frantic / mad

reckless / presumptuous / unfounded

Examples

他狂妄自大，根本听不进别人的意见。

Tā kuángwàngzìdà, gēnběn tīng bù jìn biérén de yìjiàn.

He is so arrogant and conceited that he simply cannot take others' opinions.

狂妄自大的人往往会失败。

Kuángwàngzìdà de rén wǎngwǎng huì shībài.

People who are arrogant and conceited often fail.

Tips

memory

狂 (wild/frantic) + 妄 (reckless/unfounded) + 自 (self) + 大 (great/big) = wildly and recklessly thinking of oneself as great. Each character piles on another layer of overblown self-importance.

Stroke Order

狂 kuáng

妄 wàng

自 zì

大 dà