Yè láng zì dàdictionary entry
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lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom) / fig. foolish conceit
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夜郎自大 夜郎自大 [Ye4 lang2 zi4 da4] /lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)/fig. foolish conceit/

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夜郎自大
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