jīn
kuā

literary
formal

Meaning of 矜夸

矜夸 means to boast arrogantly; to be proud and conceited. Pronounced jīn kuā.

  • to boast arrogantly; to be proud and conceited

Definitions & Examples

rén
shāo
yǒu
chéng
jiù
biàn便
jīn
kuā
mǎn
 
lìng
rén
fǎn
gǎn
 

This person becomes arrogantly boastful and complacent with even a little success, which is off-putting.

rén
yún
 
jiè
jīn
kuā
 
fāng
wéi
jūn
 

The ancients said that to guard against arrogant boasting is the mark of a gentleman.

de
yán
háo
jīn
kuā
zhī
 
quán
shì
qiān
xùn
zhī
 

His speech contained no hint of arrogant boasting, only words of humility.