引以为傲 — Chinese idiom
引以为傲
yǐn yǐ wéi ào
Traditional: 引以為傲
Meaning
- to be intensely proud of sth
Character by character
- 引yǐnto pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 傲àoproud, haughty, overbearing
Idioms sharing a character
- 引以为憾 yǐn yǐ wéi hàn
- 引以为戒 yǐn yǐ wéi jiè
- 引以为荣 yǐn yǐ wéi róng
- 引吭高歌 yǐn háng gāo gē
- 引水入墙 yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng
- 引狗入寨 yǐn gǒu rù zhài
- 引狼入室 yǐn láng rù shì
- 引玉之砖 yǐn yù zhī zhuān
- 引经据典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn
- 引蛇出洞 yǐn shé chū dòng
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