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高高在上
Mandarin · pinyin gāo gāo zài shàng
Meanings
- (idiom) situated high; aloft
- (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote; situated above the masses and out of touch with reality
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1–1–4–4 · gao1 gao1 zai4 shang4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gou1 gou1 zoi6 soeng6
Cantonese word readings for 高高在上. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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gou1 gou1 zoi6 soeng6
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phrase
- (originally) high aloft; (now commonly) setting oneself high above the masses; not in touch with the common people or reality; aloof and remote
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