居高临下
jūgāo-línxiàTraditional 居高臨下
to look down from a height; condescending
Every meaning
jūgāo-línxià
- to look down from a height; condescending
Its characters
- 居jūto live; to reside
- 高gāohigh; tall
- 临línto face; to overlook (as in 临街)
- 下xiàdown; below; under
Words with 居
Words with 高
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.