恃才傲物

shìcáiàowù
(idiom) to be inordinately proud of one's ability; to be conceited and contemptuous

CEDICT

依仗本身有才干而骄傲，目空一切。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 恃 shì
  1. (bound form) to rely on
  2. (literary) one's mother
=2 才 cái
  1. ability; talent
  2. sb of a certain type
  3. a capable individual
  4. then and only then
  5. just now
  6. (before an expression of quantity) only
=2 才 cái
  1. (variant of 才 cái) just now
  2. (variant of 才 cái) (before an expression of quantity) only
3 傲物 àowù
  1. (literary) to be supercilious
  2. to be supercilious