夜郎自大 yè láng zì dà

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
  2. fig. foolish conceit

CHARACTERS

夜 yè night, dark; in night; by night
郎 láng gentleman, young man; husband
自 zì self, private, personal; from
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high