脚背上长眼睛，自看自高腳背上長眼睛，自看自高腳背上長眼睛，自看自高

eyes growing on the top of the foot: sees itself as high

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Mocks an arrogant person who thinks too highly of himself.

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Simplified: 脚背上长眼睛，自看自高
Traditional (Taiwan): 腳背上長眼睛，自看自高
Pinyin: jiǎobèi shang zhǎng yǎnjing, zì kàn zì gāo
Pinyin (Taiwan): jiǎobèi shàng zhǎng yǎnjing, zì kàn zì gāo
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄤˇ ㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ，ㄗˋ ㄎㄢˋ ㄗˋ ㄍㄠ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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