财大气粗 (cái dà qì cū) — (idiom) arrogant and overbearing because of one's wealth; to speak loudly with one's financial power
Definition
A chengyu describing people who are arrogant and domineering because they are rich — wealth gives them a sense of entitlement, not just confidence.
idiom
arrogant and overbearing because of one's wealthto speak loudly with one's financial power
Examples
- 财大气粗，。Tā kāi le gōng sī yǐ hòu biàn de cái dà qì cū, shuō huà dōu bǐ yǐ qián dà shēng le.After he started his company, he became arrogant with his wealth and spoke louder than before.
- 财大气粗。Nà xiē cái dà qì cū de rén cháng cháng bù bǎ bié rén fàng zài yǎn lǐ.Those people who are rich and overbearing often look down on others.
- 财大气粗，。Tā suī rán cái dà qì cū, dàn dà jiā dōu jué de tā méi shén me zhēn běn shì.Although he is arrogant because of his wealth, everyone thinks he has no real ability.
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