夜郎自大 Yè Láng Zì Dà Yelang's arrogance

Explanation

比喻人无知而又狂妄自大，不自量力。

It refers to someone who is ignorant and arrogant, overestimating their own abilities.

Origin Story

很久以前，在中国的西南边陲，有一个叫夜郎的小国。夜郎国的国王非常骄傲自满，他总是认为自己的国家是世界上最大的国家。有一天，汉朝派了一个使者去夜郎国，夜郎王竟然问使者："汉朝和我们夜郎国，哪个国家更大？"使者听了，哭笑不得。夜郎王的无知和自大，让使者感到震惊。从此以后，"夜郎自大"就成了一个成语，用来形容那些无知而狂妄自大的人。

henjiu yiqian, zai zhongguo de nanxibe bianchu, you yige jiao yelang de xiaoguo. yelanggde wang fei chang jiao'ao ziman, ta zongshi renwei zijide guojia shi shijie shang zui da de guojia. you yitian, han chao pai le yige shizhe qu yelangg, yelang wang jingran wen shizhe: "han chao he women yelangg, nage guojia geng da?" shizhe ting le, ku xiao bude. yelang wang de wu zhi he jiao'ao, rang shizhe gandao zhenjing. congci yihou, "yelang zida" jiu cheng le yige chengyu, yong lai xingrong na xie wu zhi er kuangwang zida de ren.

Long ago, on the southwestern border of China, there was a small country called Yelang. The king of Yelang was very proud and complacent, and he always believed that his country was the largest in the world. One day, the Han Dynasty sent an envoy to Yelang, and the king of Yelang actually asked the envoy: "Which country is larger, the Han Dynasty or our country Yelang?" The envoy was speechless. The ignorance and arrogance of the king of Yelang shocked the envoy. From then on, "Yelang Self-important" became an idiom, used to describe those who are ignorant and arrogant.

Usage

用于形容人无知而狂妄自大。

yong yu xingrong ren wu zhi er kuangwang zida

Used to describe someone who is ignorant and arrogant.

Examples

• 他总是夜郎自大，听不进别人的意见。

  ta zongshi yelangzida, tingbujin bie ren de yijian.

  He is always arrogant and doesn't listen to others' opinions.

• 不要夜郎自大，要虚心学习。

  buya yelangzida, yao xuxin xuexi.

  Don't be arrogant, learn humbly.

Related Idioms

• 自高自大

• 妄自尊大

Opposite Idioms

• 谦虚谨慎

• 虚怀若谷