恃才傲物 — Chinese idiom
恃才傲物
shì cái ào wù
Meaning
- to be inordinately proud of one's ability; to be conceited and contemptuous
Character by character
- 恃shìto trust, to rely on; to presume
- 才cáiability, talent, gift; just, only
- 傲àoproud, haughty, overbearing
- 物wùthing, substance, matter; creature
Idioms sharing a character
- 恃强欺弱 shì qiáng qī ruò
- 人才济济 rén cái jǐ jǐ
- 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ
- 博学多才 bó xué duō cái
- 天妒英才 tiān dù yīng cái
- 德才兼备 dé cái jiān bèi
- 爱才若渴 ài cái ruò kě
- 怀才不遇 huái cái bù yù
- 才兼文武 cái jiān wén wǔ
- 才子佳人 cái zǐ jiā rén
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