恃才傲物 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

恃shì才cái傲ào物wù

(idiom) to be inordinately proud of one's ability; to be conceited and contemptuous

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恃

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(bound form) to rely on, (literary) one's mother

Pinyin: shì

Strokes: 9
Frequency: 44135 of 2500

Words starting with 恃 Words ending in 恃 Anywhere in a word

才

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ability; talent, sb of a certain type, a capable individual, then and only then, just now, (before an expression of quantity) only, (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually

Pinyin: cái

Strokes: 3
Frequency: 134 of 2500

Words starting with 才 Words ending in 才 Anywhere in a word

傲

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proud, arrogant, to despise, unyielding, to defy

Pinyin: ào

Strokes: 12

Words starting with 傲 Words ending in 傲 Anywhere in a word

物

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(bound form) thing, (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

Pinyin: wù

Strokes: 8
Frequency: 6704 of 2500

Words starting with 物 Words ending in 物 Anywhere in a word