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neither haughty nor humble · neither overbearing nor servile · neither supercilious nor obsequious

不亢不卑
bù kàng bù bēi
b+ù·4th tonek+àng·4th toneb+ù·4th toneb+ēi·1st tone
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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 zàoneither servile nor overbearing (idiom) · neither obsequious nor supercilious不卑不亢bù bēi bù kàngto hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents · to hide one's light under a bushel深藏若虚shēn cáng ruò xū
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