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    3. 夜郎自大

    夜郎自大

    夜や郎ろう自じ大だい

    throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations

    NTNoun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    やろうじだい

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations, Yelang thinks too highly of itself
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    夜
    よ・よる…(1)
    night・evening
    郎
    おとこ…(8)
    son・counter for sons
    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
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