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English

  1. to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters
  2. to be supercilious; to be arrogant; literally: no one in sight
  3. condescending
  4. to go about with one's nose in the air

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 非常自大,完全唔尊重其他人

Examples

  • 啲叻嘅人通常都好目中無人。

    Intelligent people are often arrogant.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢雖然係經理,但係重大嘅決定應該同大老闆商量吓,唔可以目中無人,自己話晒事嘅。

    Although he is a manager, he should discuss important decisions with the boss. He can't be so arrogant and make all the decisions by himself.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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