粵

自zi6以ji5為wai4是si6

simp自以为是also written自以爲是
zi6 ji5 wai4 si6zì yǐ wéi shì

English

  1. to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
  2. to be opinionated
  3. to believe oneself infallible; to be opinionated

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 覺得自己啱晒,唔理其他人嘅嘅意見或者勸告

Examples

  • 啲叻嘅人通常都好自以為是。

    Intelligent people are often arrogant.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 他自以为是。

    He believes himself to be infallible.

    Tatoeba · peipei CC BY

  • 法国人的自以为是真是让人难以忍受。

    It's hard to endure the boastings of the French.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 人类假设我们的任务是完成只有上帝能做的事,这太自以为是了。

    It's presumptuous for humans to assume that our task is to do what only God can do.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

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

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