小人得志

Chinese

		scoundrel or villain; person of low position	having achieved one's ambitions; having gotten one's way; enjoying success
simp. and trad. (小人得志)		小人	得志

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎoréndézhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoréndézhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoréndéjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-jên²-tê²-chih⁴
    • Yale: syǎu-rén-dé-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaurenderjyh
    • Palladius: сяожэньдэчжи (sjaožɛnʹdɛčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Idiom

小人得志

1. a person of low character attains power or success and becomes arrogant