前倨后恭
qián​jù​hòu​gōng

from arrogance to humility

  1. 前 qián prepositionlocative
    before
    (bound form) ago; before; earlier; previously
  2. 倨 jù
    haughty
    (bound form) haughty; arrogant; disrespectful
  3. 后 後 hòu locativepreposition
    after
    (bound form) later in time; afterwards; future; subsequent in a sequence
  4. 恭 gōng verb
    respectful
    (bound form) respectful; reverent; polite, as in 恭敬 gōng​jìng or 洗耳恭听 xǐ'ěr​gōng​tīng