Show off one's self and lose one's popularity
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ě NGJ ǐ sh ī zh ò ng, which means that people will lose their support if they act rashly. From the romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties.
The origin of Idioms
In Qing Dynasty, he was awarded the 56th chapter of the romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties: "if you are proud, you will rely on yourself and despise others. If you are proud, you will lose others. If you lose others, you will not be defeated."
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: be strict with yourself
Idiom usage
As a predicate or object; used to admonish
Show off one's self and lose one's popularity
Be quick in matters, careful in words - mǐn yú shì ,shèn yú yán
have one 's name inscribed on the pagoda of the wild goose -- to have attained the doctor 's degree - yàn tǎ tí míng
be too young and unable to understand how people should behave - shào bù gēng shì