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骜

Character · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional驁

fine horse; arrogant

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

a fine horse; a steed; a thoroughbred

literary

An archaic, literary term for a powerful, superior horse.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
ào骜
bǐ比
yù喻
qiān千
lǐ里
mǎ马
 。

Ancient texts often use the term '骜' as a metaphor for a horse that can run a thousand miles.

Zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
de的
zuò坐
qí骑
nǎi乃
shì是
yī一
pǐ匹
ào骜
 。

This general's steed is a fine horse.

2.

adjective

arrogant; haughty; proud

literary

Used interchangeably with 傲 in classical texts to describe a proud, disdainful attitude.

Qí其
wéi为
rén人
yě也
ào骜
 ，
nán难
yǔ与
xiāng相
chǔ处
 。

He is an arrogant person and difficult to get along with.

Bù不
kě可
yǒu有
ào骜
duò惰
zhī之
xīn心
 。

One must not have an arrogant and lazy heart.