昂首挺胸

Mandarin · pinyin áng shǒu tǐng xiōng

Meanings

  1. head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
  2. in fine mettle (of animal)
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昂
áng · rise, raise; proud, bold; upright
首
shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
挺
tǐng · to stand upright, straighten; rigid
胸
xiōng · breast, bosom, chest; thorax
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2–3–3–1 · ang2 shou3 ting3 xiong1

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ngong4 sau2 ting5 hung1 · ngong5 sau2 ting5 hung1

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ngong4 sau2 ting5 hung1

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昂首挺胸 · ang2 shou3 ting3 xiong1
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Exact source record昂首挺胸 昂首挺胸 [ang2 shou3 ting3 xiong1] /head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits/in fine mettle (of animal)/