look down on the masses

look down on the masses

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ù w ú Xi à ch é n, which means eyes don't look down; it describes arrogant attitude and despises people of low status. From a dream of Red Mansions.

The origin of Idioms

In the fifth chapter of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "Baochai is open-minded, and she is not as proud as Daiyu when she is in obedience, so she has won the hearts of my subordinates."

Idiom usage

It refers to people's upward looking. I don't know how to limit myself. I forget the principle of profit and loss of the sun and the moon. I show off my knowledge in front of the emperor and look down on my colleagues. It's only a matter of time before I fall. February River Emperor Qianlong