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大不列蹀

Mandarin · pinyin dà bu liē diē

(dialect) full of oneself; too big for one's boots

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
蹀: dié · to skip, to dance; to put the foot down

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4–5–1–1 · da4 bu5 lie1 die1

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