不卑不亢
bù​bēi​bù​kàng

neither servile nor overbearing

  1. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. 卑 bēi adjective
    humble
    (bound form) modest; respectful and submissive
  3. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. 亢 kàng
    haughty
    (bound form) overbearing; arrogant; haughty, as in the phrase 不卑不亢 bù​bēi​bù​kàng