关起门来做皇上，自尊自大關起門來做皇上，自尊自大關起門來做皇上，自尊自大

shutting the door and playing emperor: self-important and arrogant

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said of someone who thinks very highly of themselves and ignores others, although only in their own little circle. Critical and mocking.

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Simplified: 关起门来做皇上，自尊自大
Traditional (Taiwan): 關起門來做皇上，自尊自大
Pinyin: guān qǐ mén lái zuò huángshang, zìzūn zìdà
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄢㄑㄧˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄕㄤ，ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄣㄗˋ ㄉㄚˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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