引以为傲

引以為傲
yǐnyǐwéi'ào

to take pride in someone or something

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引以为傲 yǐnyǐwéiào to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)

Entry Composition

1 引 yǐn
  1. to draw (e.g. a bow)
  2. to pull
  3. to stretch sth
  4. to extend
  5. to lengthen
  6. to involve or implicate in
  7. to attract
  8. to lead
  9. to guide
  10. to leave
  11. to provide evidence or justification for
  12. old unit of distance equal to 10 丈 zhàng, one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
2 以为 yǐwéi to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
=3 傲 ào
  1. proud
  2. arrogant
  3. to despise
  4. unyielding
  5. to defy
=3 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”)