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怙才骄物
怙才骄物
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怙才骄物

怙才骄物 — “To be conceited and arrogant because of one's talent or ability”

怙才骄物 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be conceited and arrogant because of one's talent or ability”. To be snobbish about one's accomplishments. Literally, “Rely on talent and be arrogant towards others”.

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怙才骄物 Pronunciation and Pinyin

怙才骄物 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
怙
hù8rely on or presume upon
才
cái3ability, talent, only then
骄
jiāo9arrogant, conceited
物
wù8thing, matter, creature, object

Example Sentence with 怙才骄物

小明虽然很有天赋,但从不怙才骄物,总是虚心学习。
Xiao Ming, though very gifted, never acts conceited because of his talent and always learns with humility.

Idioms Related to 怙才骄物

Synonyms of 怙才骄物

  • shì恃cái才ào傲wù物arrogant due to talent

More idioms starting with 怙

  • hù怙ēn恩shì恃chǒng宠abuse favor and privilege
  • hù怙è恶bù不quān悛persist in evil, refuse to repent
  • hù怙è恶bù不gǎi改persist in evil, refuse to change
  • hù怙zhōng终bù不huǐ悔persist in wrongdoing without regret
  • hù怙zhōng终bù不quān悛persist in wrongdoing without repentance
  • hù怙guò过bù不quān悛persist in errors and refuse to repent
  • hù怙wán顽bù不quān悛stubbornly persist in errors

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Questions about 怙才骄物

What does 怙才骄物 mean?

怙才骄物 (hù cái jiāo wù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be conceited and arrogant because of one's talent or ability”.

How do you pronounce 怙才骄物?

怙才骄物 is pronounced hù cái jiāo wù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 怙才骄物 literally mean?

Literally, 怙才骄物 means “Rely on talent and be arrogant towards others”. It is used to mean “to be conceited and arrogant because of one's talent or ability”.

What is the Chinese definition of 怙才骄物?

犹言恃才傲物。仗着自己有才能,看不起人。

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