"小人得志" meaning in Chinese

See 小人得志 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /siːu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 小人得志
  1. a person of low character attains power or success and becomes arrogant Tags: idiomatic
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        "a person of low character attains power or success and becomes arrogant"
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          "attain",
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          "power",
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        ],
        [
          "success",
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          "become",
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          "arrogant",
          "arrogant"
        ]
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xiǎoréndézhì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "siu² jan⁴ dak¹ zi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xiǎoréndézhì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "siǎoréndéjhìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hsiao³-jên²-tê²-chih⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syǎu-rén-dé-jr̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sheaurenderjyh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sjaožɛnʹdɛčži",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "сяожэньдэчжи"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "siu² jan⁴ dak¹ zi³"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "síu yàhn dāk ji"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "siu² jan⁴ dak⁷ dzi³"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xiu² yen⁴ deg¹ ji³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³³/",
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 人",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 小",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 得",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 志",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Mandarin idioms",
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          "attain",
          "attain"
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          "power",
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          "success",
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          "become",
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "siu² jan⁴ dak¹ zi³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xiǎoréndézhì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "siǎoréndéjhìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hsiao³-jên²-tê²-chih⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syǎu-rén-dé-jr̀"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sheaurenderjyh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sjaožɛnʹdɛčži",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "сяожэньдэчжи"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
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      ]
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "siu² jan⁴ dak¹ zi³"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "síu yàhn dāk ji"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "siu² jan⁴ dak⁷ dzi³"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xiu² yen⁴ deg¹ ji³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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  "word": "小人得志"
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