昂首挺胸 — Chinese idiom
昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
Meaning
- head high, chest out ; to keep up one's spirits
- in fine mettle (of animal)
Character by character
- 昂ángto rise; proud, bold, upright
- 首shǒuchief, head, leader
- 挺tǐngto straighten, to stand upright; rigid, stiff
- 胸xiōngbreast, bosom; heart, mind
Idioms sharing a character
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài
- 昂首阔步 áng shǒu kuò bù
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn
- 俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
- 俯首称臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén
- 搔首弄姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī
- 畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi
- 痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu
- 白首齐眉 bái shǒu qí méi
- 皓首苍颜 hào shǒu cāng yán
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