"居高臨下" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lin³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ lɐm²¹ haː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ku⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² lim²⁴⁻²² ha²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lin³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/, /kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ lɐm²¹ haː²²/, /ku⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² lim²⁴⁻²² ha²²/ Chinese transliterations: jūgāolínxià [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], geoi¹ gou¹ lam⁴ haa⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ku-ko-lîm-hā, jūgāolínxià [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jyugaolínsià [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chü¹-kao¹-lin²-hsia⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jyū-gāu-lín-syà [Mandarin, Yale], jiugaulinshiah [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзюйгаолинься [Mandarin, Palladius], czjujgaolinʹsja [Mandarin, Palladius], gēui gōu làhm hah [Cantonese, Yale], goey¹ gou¹ lam⁴ haa⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gêu¹ gou¹ lem⁴ ha⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ku-ko-lîm-hā [Hokkien, POJ], ku-ko-lîm-hā [Hokkien, Tai-lo], ku'koilimha [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 居高临下
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 居高臨下
  1. to occupy the high ground; to overlook Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-居高臨下-zh-phrase-WEb1n2T4
  2. to be condescending; to be arrogant based on one's social position Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-居高臨下-zh-phrase-hq7HQR21 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 11 89

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      "zh-pron": "chü¹-kao¹-lin²-hsia⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "jiugaulinshiah"
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      "zh-pron": "цзюйгаолинься"
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      "zh-pron": "goey¹ gou¹ lam⁴ haa⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "gêu¹ gou¹ lem⁴ ha⁶"
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