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傲

Mandarin · pinyin ào

proud
arrogant
to despise
unyielding
to defy

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傲: ào · proud, haughty, overbearing

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character

arrogant; proud; haughty; disdainful; supercilious
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to despise; to look down on
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) impetuous
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) stubborn
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to bend (one's body)
a surname

character

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 遨 (áo, “to ramble; to stroll”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熬 (“to endure; to get through”)

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