自鳴得意 zì míng dé yì

to think highly of oneself

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to think highly of oneself

Characters

Character Meaning
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
鳴 míng
to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound
得 dé HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
意 yì HSK 2
meaning; idea; thought