夜郎自大

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夜郎自大

  • yèlángzìdà Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄤˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄚˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • je⁶ long⁴ zi⁶ daai⁶ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • yèlángzìdà Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄤˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄚˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • yèlángzìhdà Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • yeh⁴-lang²-tzŭ⁴-ta⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • yè-láng-dz̀-dà Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • yehlangtzyhdah Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • еланцзыда Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /jɛ⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • je⁶ long⁴ zi⁶ daai⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • yeh lòhng jih daaih Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • je⁶ long⁴ dzi⁶ daai⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • yé⁶ long⁴ ji⁶ dai⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /jɛː²² lɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː²² taːi̯²²/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou

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源自《史記.卷一百一十六.西南夷列傳》:

phrase

  1. figuratively 人不自量力,妄自尊大

Similar: 井蛙語海, 井蛙语海, 鷽鳩笑鵬, 鸴鸠笑鹏, 妄自尊大 · Opposite: 虛懷若谷, 虚怀若谷

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"夜郎自大." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%A4%9C%E9%83%8E%E8%87%AA%E5%A4%A7. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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夜郎自大. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%A4%9C%E9%83%8E%E8%87%AA%E5%A4%A7

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"夜郎自大." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%A4%9C%E9%83%8E%E8%87%AA%E5%A4%A7.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {夜郎自大},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%A4%9C%E9%83%8E%E8%87%AA%E5%A4%A7},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}