高高在上

gāo gāo zài shàng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) situated high; aloft

What does 高高在上 mean?

高高在上 (gāo gāo zài shàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) situated high; aloft

2(idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote; situated above the masses and out of touch with reality

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高Gāosurname Gao 在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

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高高在上

gāo gāo zài shàng

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