| 夜郎自大 |
Yè láng zì dà |
lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom) / fig. foolish conceit |
| 夜 |
yè |
variant of 夜 |
| 夜 |
yè |
night |
| 夜郎 |
Yè láng |
small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty |
| 郎 |
Láng |
surname Lang |
| 郎 |
láng |
(arch.) minister / official / noun prefix denoting function or status / a youth |
| 自 |
zì |
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course |
| 自大 |
zì dà |
arrogant |
| 大 |
dà |
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 大 |
dài |
see 大夫 |