目中无人
mù zhōng wú rén
arrogant; looks down on everyone
Character by character
目mù
eyes
eyes
中zhōng
in
in
无wú
no
no
人rén
people
people
Example
他得了冠军以后就有点目中无人了。
Since winning the title he’s grown rather arrogant.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Usage and origin
Nobody else exists in his eyes.
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