| 狗眼看人低 |
gǒu yǎn kàn rén dī |
to act like a snob |
| 狗 |
gǒu |
dog / CL:只,条 |
| 眼 |
yǎn |
eye (CL:只,双) / (often used with 一) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc |
| 眼看 |
yǎn kàn |
soon / in a moment / to look on as sth happens |
| 看 |
kān |
to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard |
| 看 |
kàn |
to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 低 |
dī |
low / beneath / to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / to incline |