"Smug" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 chóu chú mǎn zhì enormously proud of one's success (idiom) / smug / complacent
 dè se (dialect) to be cocky / smug / to show off
 pì diān pì diān lit. jolting buttocks / (colloquial intensifier) groveling / eager / compliant / smug
 zhì gāo qì yáng high-spirited and smug
 zì mìng qīng gāo to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom) / smug and self-righteous / holier-than-thou
 piāo piāo rán elated / light and airy feeling (after a few drinks) / smug and conceited / complacent
 rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
 shàng liǎn to turn red in the face (while drinking) / to become smug (when complimented)
 shén qì huó xiàn arrogant appearance / smug appearance / to act condescending / to put on airs
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