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regard oneself as infallible; be opinionated; be self-opinionated; be self-righteous; believe oneself to be infallible

zì yǐ wéi shì

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derogregard oneself as infallible; be opinionated; be self-opinionated; be self-righteous; believe oneself to be infallible
- zì yǐ wéi shì de gǎo lìng yī tào de rén bì dìng fàn cuò wù
  自以为是地搞另一套的人必定犯错误。
  Someone who goes their own way believing themselves to be in the right will surely make mistakes.
- tā zǒng shì zì yǐ wéi shì fú huá nǎo rén
  他总是自以为是、浮华、恼人。
  He can be self-righteous, pompous and annoying.
synonym
bù kě yī shì不可一世 yī yì gū xíng一意孤行 zì zuò cōng míng自作聪明 zì mìng bù fán自命不凡 gù zhí jǐ jiàn固执己见 gāng bì zì yòng刚愎自用 zì xíng qí shì自行其是 yè láng zì dà夜郎自大 yú ér zì yòng愚而自用
antonym
zì zhī zhī míng自知之明 zì yǐ wéi fēi自以为非

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