自大狂

zìdàkuáng

noun #14,871

Meanings

1 megalomaniac
2 egomaniac
3 person with delusions of grandeur

Characters

Examples

别理他，他就是个自大狂。

Bié lǐ tā, tā jiùshì gè zìdàkuáng.

Don't pay attention to him, he's just a megalomaniac.

那个自大狂以为自己什么都懂。

Nàge zìdàkuáng yǐwéi zìjǐ shénme dōu dǒng.

That egomaniac thinks he knows everything.

Tips

memory

自大 (self-important) + 狂 (maniac/obsessed) = megalomaniac. The 狂 suffix works similarly in other words: 工作狂 (workaholic), 购物狂 (shopaholic).

Stroke Order

自 zì

大 dà

狂 kuáng