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  ngou6   jyutping
  ao4   pinyin
[1] proud; haughty; overbearing; defiant [2] [v] disdainful; to despise; to look down upon; contemptuous [3] rash and impatient

Stroke count: 13
Level: 4
Radical: (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 6294 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Oct 2010 00:12

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detail  giu1 ngou6  jiao1 ao4 = proud; arrogant
detail  gwan1 gwok3 zyu2 ji6 dik1 giu1 ngou6   = jingoistic pride
detail  ngou6 gwat1  ao4 gu3 = lofty and unyielding character; pride, self-respect
detail  ngou6 hei3  ao4 qi4 = air of arrogance; haughtiness; pride, self-respect
detail  ngou6 jin4  ao4 ran2 = loftily; proudly; unyieldingly
detail  ngou6 maan6  ao4 man4 = arrogant; haughty; proud, arrogant
detail  ngou6 ngon6  ao4 an4 = proud; haughty
detail  ngou6 si6  ao4 shi4 = turn up one's nose; show disdain for; regard superciliously
detail  ngou6 maan6 bat1 gei1  ao4 man4 bu4 ji1 = haughty
detail  gou1 ngou6  gao1 ao4 = proud, arrogant
detail  si5 coi4 ngou6 mat6  shi4 cai2 ao4 wu4 = be inordinately proud of one's ability; be conceited and contemptuous
detail  ngou6 jin4 ngat6 lap6  ao4 ran2 yi4 li4 = to tower proudly in the skies
detail 嶙峋  ngou6 gwat1 leon4 seon1  ao4 gu3 lin2 xun2 = haughty and unbending
detail  giu1 ngou6 jau4 haang4  jiao1 ao4 you2 xing2 = Christopher Street Day (an annual gay pride parade)

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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