망자존대

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 妄自尊大.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠ŋd͡ʑa̠d͡ʑo̞ndɛ] ~ [ma̠ŋd͡ʑa̠d͡ʑo̞nde̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [/]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?mangjajondae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?mangjajondae
    McCune–Reischauer?mangjajondae
    Yale Romanization?mangcacontay

    Noun

    망자존대 • (mangjajondae) (hanja 妄自尊大)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) to be arrogant; to be self-important; to suffer from megalomania