Yǒuxiē wénrén zìmìng-qīnggāo, kànbuqǐ zuò shēngyi de rén.
Some men of letters consider themselves above it all and look down on people in business.
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Always critical. 清高 alone can be praise, "principled, above corruption", but 自命 "to style oneself" turns it into a pose. Compare 自命不凡 "to think oneself extraordinary".
