傲物

àowù
  1. (literary) to be supercilious
  2. to be supercilious

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 傲 ào
  1. proud
  2. arrogant
  3. to despise
  4. unyielding
  5. to defy
=1 傲 áo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熬 (“to endure; to get through”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 遨 (áo, “to ramble; to stroll”)
  3. alternative form of 熬 (“to endure; to get through”)
  4. alternative form of 遨 (áo, “to ramble; to stroll”)
2 物 wù
  1. (bound form) thing
  2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

Containing this entry

恃才傲物 shìcáiàowù (idiom) to be inordinately proud of one's ability; to be conceited and contemptuous