夜郎自大

やろうじだい

Meanings

1. Noun, な-adjective throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations (literally: Yelang thinks too highly of itself)

Kanji

• 夜 night. Read as ヤ.
• 郎 son. Read as ロウ.
• 自 self
• 大 big. Read as ダイ.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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