Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Arrogant; conceited; self-important: Having an excessively high opinion of one's own abilities, importance, or superiority, often leading to a dismissive attitude toward others.
   • Smug; complacent: Satisfied with oneself to a fault, showing unwarranted pride in one's achievements or qualities.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta rất tự phụ về thành tích của mình. (He is very arrogant about his achievements.)
  • Đừng tự phụ vì một chiến thắng nhỏ. (Don't be smug because of a small victory.)
  • Thái độ tự phụ của cô ấy khiến mọi người khó chịu. (Her conceited attitude makes people uncomfortable.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe a persistent character trait rather than a temporary state. It implies a lack of humility and self-awareness.
  • Sự tự phụ là trở ngại lớn nhất cho sự phát triển của anh ấy. (His arrogance is the biggest obstacle to his development.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tự mãn (adj): Complacent, self-satisfied. Often used similarly but can imply contentment without the strong overtone of superiority found in "tự phụ."
• Tự cao (adj): Haughty, vain. Closely related, often used in the compound tự cao tự đại (extremely arrogant and self-important).

Synonyms

• Arrogant: Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance.
• Conceited: Excessively proud of oneself.
• Smug: Having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
• Overconfident: Excessively confident.

Antonyms

• Khiêm tốn: Humble, modest.
• Tự ti: Self-deprecating, having an inferiority complex.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Tự phụ tự mãn: A compound phrase emphasizing a state of being both arrogantly proud and complacently self-satisfied.
  • Thành công sớm dễ dẫn đến tự phụ tự mãn. (Early success can easily lead to arrogant complacency.)