目中无人 (mù zhōng wú rén) — extremely arrogant, looking down on everyone; condescending; to consider others beneath oneself
Definition
A chengyu describing extreme arrogance — literally 'no people in one's eyes.' Denotes looking down on others as beneath oneself, stronger than simply being rude.
phrase
extremely arrogantlooking down on everyonecondescendingto consider others beneath oneself
Examples
- ，目中无人，。Tā néng lì hěn qiáng, dàn mù zhōng wú rén, suǒ yǐ tóng shì dōu bù xǐ huan tā.He is very capable, but he looks down on everyone, so his colleagues don't like him.
- 目中无人，。Xiǎo míng gāng shēng zhí jiù biàn de mù zhōng wú rén, lián lǎo péng you dōu bù lǐ le.Xiao Ming became arrogant as soon as he got promoted, and he even ignores old friends.
- 目中无人。Tā nà zhǒng mù zhōng wú rén de tài dù ràng rén hěn bù shū fu.That condescending attitude of hers makes people very uncomfortable.
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