Chinese symbol for “arrogant”
傲慢
ào màn
arrogant; haughty
The closest CC-CEDICT match for arrogant is 傲慢 (ào màn), defined as: arrogant; haughty.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “arrogant”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自大 | zì dà | arrogant |
| 高傲 | gāo ào | arrogant; haughty |
| 做大 | zuò dà | arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale |
| 骄横 (驕橫) | jiāo hèng | arrogant; overbearing |
| 傲慢无礼 (傲慢無禮) | ào màn wú lǐ | (idiom) arrogant; disrespectful |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 傲慢.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骄傲 (驕傲) | jiāo ào | pride; arrogance |
| 高傲 | gāo ào | arrogant; haughty |
| 傲娇 (傲嬌) | ào jiāo | (coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere") |
| 引以为傲 (引以為傲) | yǐn yǐ wéi ào | to be intensely proud of sth (idiom) |
| 自傲 | zì ào | arrogance; proud of sth |
| 慢慢 | màn màn | slowly; gradually |
| 缓慢 (緩慢) | huǎn màn | slow; unhurried; sluggish |
| 慢性 | màn xìng | slow and patient; chronic (disease) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “arrogant”.
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