目空一切

mù kōng yī qiè

Dictionary entry

the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant

What does 目空一切 mean?

目空一切 (mù kōng yī qiè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant

2condescending

3supercilious

Character breakdown

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目mùeye · (literary) to look; to regard 空kōngempty · air 一yīone · single 切qiēto cut; to slice; to carve · (math.) tangential

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目空一切

mù kōng yī qiè

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