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Chinese
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reside
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high; tall
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to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before |
under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
| trad. (居高臨下)
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居
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高
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臨
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下
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| simp. (居高临下)
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居
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高
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临
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下
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| Literally: “to live high and look down”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
居高臨下
- to occupy the high ground; to overlook
- to be condescending; to be arrogant based on one's social position