盛气凌人 (shèng qì líng rén) — (idiom) overbearing; acting in a domineering and arrogant way toward others
Definición
A chengyu describing someone who bullies or pushes others around with arrogance. 霸道 is similar but connotes more outright tyranny and force; 狂 focuses on wild or unrestrained behavior, not necessarily toward people.
idiom
overbearingacting in a domineering and arrogant way toward others
Ejemplos
- 盛气凌人。Tā nà zhǒng shèng qì líng rén de tài dù ràng rén hěn bù shū fu.His overbearing attitude makes people very uncomfortable.
- 盛气凌人，。Zhè wèi jīng lǐ zǒng shì shèng qì líng rén, tóng shì men dōu pà tā.This manager is always domineering; his colleagues are all afraid of him.
- 盛气凌人，。Nǐ shuō huà bié zhè me shèng qì líng rén, dà jiā shì píng děng hé zuò.Don't speak in such an overbearing way; we are cooperating as equals.
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