目中无人

• 병음: mù zhōng wú rén
• 한자 분석: 目 = eye (pictograph); 中 = centre/within (pictograph of an arrow through a centre point); 无 = without (simplified from 無, a dancing figure implying emptiness); 人 = person (pictograph of a standing figure)

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A four-character idiom used to criticise someone who acts as though no one else deserves consideration or respect. Common in both formal critique and everyday characterisation of arrogant behaviour. Often used in literary and social commentary.

예문

1. 他升职后变得目中无人，对同事的意见和建议一概不予理睬。
2. 一个真正有才华的人，绝不会目中无人，而是懂得尊重每一位与自己并肩工作的人。
3. 这位官员目中无人的傲慢态度最终导致了他在仕途上的彻底失败。

사용 가이드

맥락: social critique, character description, literary writing

어조: critical/negative

올바른 표현

• 他那种目中无人的态度早已令同僚们心生不满，时间久了自然失去了众人的支持与信任。(His arrogant, contemptuous attitude had long since alienated his colleagues; over time, he naturally lost the support and trust of those around him.)
• 领导者若目中无人，必然无法凝聚团队力量，终将在关键时刻陷入孤立无援的困境。(A leader who holds no one in regard will inevitably fail to unite the team and will ultimately find themselves isolated at a critical moment.)

피해야 할 표현

• 把'目中无人'用于正面语境，形容自信或专注 (目中无人 is exclusively negative, describing contemptuous arrogance — use 自信 for confidence and 专注 for focus)

기원과 역사

目(eye) + 中(within) + 无(without/none) + 人(person). Literally 'within one's eyes there is no person' — one looks around and sees no one worth acknowledging.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal