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鼻孔朝天

Mandarin · pinyin bí kǒng cháo tiān

(lit.) to have one's nose in the air (idiom)
(fig.) arrogant; haughty

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鼻: bí · nose; first; Kangxi radical 209
孔: kǒng · opening, hole, orifice; great
朝: cháo · dynasty; morning
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial

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2–3–2–1 · bi2 kong3 chao2 tian1

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(idiomatic) to have one's nose in the air; arrogant; haughty

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