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Home / Idiom / 戒骄戒躁

to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool

戒骄戒躁
jiè jiāo jiè zào
j+iè·4th tonej+iāo·1st tonej+iè·4th tonez+ào·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
be neither conceited nor rash · guard against self-conceit and rashness · free from arrogance and rashness · be not proud or touchy不骄不躁bù jiāo bù zàoreceptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded虚怀若谷xū huái ruò gǔnot to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)功成不居gōng chéng bù jū
Antonyms
(idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant不可一世bù kě yī shì
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