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自命清高

Mandarin · pinyin zì mìng qīng gāo

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4–4–1–1 · zi4 ming4 qing1 gao1

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zi6 ming6 cing1 gou1

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(idiomatic) to consider oneself morally superior to others and refuse to associate with others