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

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

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

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