心高气傲

心高氣傲
xīngāoqìào
proud and arrogant

CEDICT

因自视过高而盛气凌人。《官场现形记．第四二回》：「他到任之后，靠着自己内有奥援，总有点心高气傲。」也作「心高气硬」。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

心高气傲 xīngāoqì'ào

Entry Composition

1 心 xīn
  1. heart
  2. mind
  3. intention
  4. center
  5. core

classifiers: 顆, 個
2 高 gāo
  1. high
  2. tall
  3. above average
  4. loud
  5. your (honorific)
3 气 qì
  1. gas; air
  2. smell
  3. weather
  4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry
  5. vital energy; qi
4 傲 ào
  1. proud
  2. arrogant
  3. to despise
  4. unyielding
  5. to defy