bảnh chọe
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Haughty: Describes a person's manner or appearance as arrogantly superior and disdainful. It conveys a sense of self-important pride.
- Pompous / Grandiose: Can describe an attitude or posture that is excessively grand, self-important, or intended to impress.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta ngồi bảnh chọe trên ghế. (He sat haughtily on the chair.)
- Cô ấy có dáng điệu bảnh chọe và khinh khỉnh. (She has a haughty and scornful demeanor.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used to describe a person's physical posture, bearing, or facial expression that visibly communicates arrogance or a sense of superiority.
Variants and Related Words
- Bảnh (adj): Can be a shortened, more colloquial form implying a stylish or cocky appearance, often with less negative connotation than "bảnh chọe."
Synonyms
- Haughty: Arrogantly superior and disdainful.
- Pompous: Affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important.
- Disdainful: Showing contempt or lack of respect.
- Supercilious: Behaving as if one is superior to others.
Related Idioms
- Ngồi bảnh chọe: To sit with a haughty air; to sit in a pompous, self-important manner.
- Ông chủ mới ngồi bảnh chọe trong phòng họp. (The new boss sat with a haughty air in the meeting room.)
adj
- Haughty
- ngồi bảnh chọeto sit with a haughty air