称大

稱大
chēngdà

to put on airs; to give oneself airs

Wiktionary

Examples

山上无老虎，猴子称大王。

When there is no tigers in mountains, the monkey becomes the king.

Source: Tatoeba

山中无老虎, 猴子称大王。

When the landlord's away, the tenants will play.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 称 chèn
  1. to fit; to match; to suit
  2. (coll.) to have; to possess
  3. Taiwan pr. chèng
=1 称 chēng
  1. to weigh
  2. to state
  3. to name
  4. name
  5. appellation
  6. to praise
=1 称 chèng old variant of 秤 chèng
=2 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
=2 大 dài see 大夫 dàifu

Containing this entry

山中无老虎，猴子称大王 shānzhōngwúlǎohǔ,hóuzichēngdàwáng
  1. in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
  2. (depending on the source, the last word is either 大王 dàwáng or 大王 dàiwang)