傲 (ngou6 | ao4) : proud; overbearing; defiant; disdainful

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傲

ngou6

ao4

[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: 亻 (#9)

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

傲

This word has been viewed 6275 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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驕傲 giu1 ngou6 jiao1 ao4 = proud; arrogant

軍國主義的驕傲 gwan1 gwok3 zyu2 ji6 dik1 giu1 ngou6 = jingoistic pride 國

傲骨 ngou6 gwat1 ao4 gu3 = lofty and unyielding character; pride, self-respect

傲氣 ngou6 hei3 ao4 qi4 = air of arrogance; haughtiness; pride, self-respect

傲然 ngou6 jin4 ao4 ran2 = loftily; proudly; unyieldingly

傲慢 ngou6 maan6 ao4 man4 = arrogant; haughty; proud, arrogant

傲岸 ngou6 ngon6 ao4 an4 = proud; haughty

傲視 ngou6 si6 ao4 shi4 = turn up one's nose; show disdain for; regard superciliously

傲慢不羈 ngou6 maan6 bat1 gei1 ao4 man4 bu4 ji1 = haughty 國

高傲 gou1 ngou6 gao1 ao4 = proud, arrogant
See all 14 compounds (CantoDict reports 13 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 傲
Unicode code for this character: U+50b2 (off-site link)

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