bù​bēi​bù​kàng

neither servile nor overbearing

  • created reference approved 不卑不亢 → 不亢不卑 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不卑不亢 bù​bēi​bù​kàng

    不亢不卑 bù​kàng​bù​bēi

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  • created reference approved 不卑不亢 → 不抗不卑 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不卑不亢 bù​bēi​bù​kàng

    不抗不卑 bù​kàng​bù​bēi

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  • created reference approved 不卑不亢 → 俯首帖耳 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不卑不亢 bù​bēi​bù​kàng

    俯首帖耳 fǔ​shǒu​tiē'ěr

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created reference approved 不卑不亢 → 唯唯诺诺/唯唯諾諾 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不卑不亢 bù​bēi​bù​kàng

    唯唯诺诺 / 唯唯諾諾 wéi​wéi​nuò​nuò

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  • created sense approved 不卑不亢 · bù​bēi​bù​kàng · neither servile nor overbearing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不卑不亢

    bù​bēi​bù​kàng

    neither servile nor overbearing

    Describes a person's behavior or attitude as being appropriately balanced, being neither obsequious nor arrogant; neither servile nor overbearing.

    bù​bēi​bú​kàng

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 卑 (literal) → 卑 · bēi · humble 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 亢 (literal) → 亢 · kàng · haughty

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