📖 Meaning
To look around with an air of self-satisfaction and pride. It describes someone who is so pleased with themselves that they show it in their bearing and glances. It is synonymous with 顾盼自雄.
📜 Origin Story
The idiom appears in the Republican-era novel 《民国通俗演义》 by Cai Dongfan and Xu Jinfu. In its thirty-sixth chapter, President Yuan, having achieved a surprise military success, could not help but look around with pride and self-satisfaction. The phrase vividly captures the triumphant demeanor of someone basking in their own achievements.
💡 Example Usage
酒酣耳热之际，他顾盼自豪，仿佛天下唯他独尊。
As the drinking warmed up, he looked around with proud self-satisfaction, as if he alone ruled the world.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 顾盼自豪
- Pinyin: gù pàn zì háo
- Literal Translation: look around, self, proud
- Category: Attitude
- Characters: 4