lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own
居高临下
jū gāo lín xià
lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom) / fig. to occupy a commanding position / to assume a haughty attitude
作势
zuò shì
to adopt an attitude / to strike a posture
雅兴
yǎ xìng
refined and elegant attitude of mind
目不斜视
mù bù xié shì
not to glance sideways (idiom) / to gaze fixedly / to be fully concentrated / to preserve a correct attitude
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
别树一帜
bié shù yī zhì
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own
别树一旗
bié shù yī qí
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own
随风倒舵
suí fēng dǎo duò
to trim one's sails with the wind / to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
to hold (expectations, hopes etc) / to maintain (an attitude etc) / to harbor (doubts etc) / to clinch (boxing)
初心
chū xīn
(one's) original intention, aspiration etc / (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)
冷眼旁观
lěng yǎn - páng guān
(idiom) to observe with an indifferent attitude / to be a bystander (usually referring to someone who could get involved but chooses not to)
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